In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea.

Herr Karlsson har visst sprengt huset sitt i luften?" sa sosialsekretær Söder. "Ja," sa Allan. "Det er en uvane jeg har"

Men når det og litt til var gjort, ble det likevel penger til overs hver måned, og til hvilken nytte da? Allan prøvde en gang å sende overskuddet tilbake til myndighetene, men etter en stund kom det en funksjonær til husmannsplassen hans og forklarte at slikt kunne man ikke gjøre. Og så fikk Allan pengene sine tilbake og ble avkrevd et løfte om å slutte å lage bråk for myndighetene på den måten.

Hvis han absolutt ville gå der i underbuksen og se svart på tingenes tilstand, kunne han jo gjøre det.

Allan svarte at han rent fysisk ikke hadde noen kontroll over hvor han befant seg, men at han ikke følte seg villfaren i sjelen av den grunn. Allan hadde alltid tenkt som så når det gjaldt troen, at når man tross alt ikke kunne vite sikkert, var det liten vits i å gå rundt å gjette.

Winston Churchill tilhørte dem som mente at kommunale pissoarer og sosialisme var det samme

Allan var ikke langsint. Han tok den utstrakte hånden og smilte overbærende. Derimot var han ikke enig i at det i sin alminnelighet var slik at det var bedre med sent enn aldri. Hans far hadde for eksempel blitt tilhenger av tsar Nikolai dagen før den russiske revolusjon.

The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't

I am not worried, Harry,” said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. “I am with you.

He accused me of being ‘Dumbledore’s man through and through.’” “How very rude of him.

I hear that you met the Minister of Magic over Christmas?” “Yes,” said Harry. “He’s not very happy with me.” “No,” sighed Dumbledore. “He is not very happy with me either. We must try not to sink beneath our anguish, Harry, but battle on.

Ron turned a little pink, but did not look displeased as he turned back to the sprouts. “Mind your own business.” “What a snappy retort,” said Fred. “I really don’t know how you think of them."

He had known Ginny for years now. . . . It was natural that he should feel protective . . . natural that he should want to look out for her . . . want to rip Dean limb from limb for kissing her . . . No . . . he would have to control that particular brotherly feeling. . . .

Are you threatening me, sir?” he said, so loudly that passersby actually turned to stare. “Yes, I am,” said Mad-Eye, who seemed rather pleased that Uncle Vernon had grasped this fact so quickly.

I expect what you’re not aware of would fill several books, Dursley,” growled Moody.

Why are you shaking your head, girl ?”, said Umbridge furiously. “Well, usually when a person shakes their head,” said McGonagall coldly, “they mean ‘no.’ So unless Miss Edgecombe is using a form of sign language as yet unknown to humans —”

Det er forskjell på dumhet og uvitenhet. Fugler som flyr på vindusruter er ikke dumme, det er bare enkelte ting de ikke kan se. Sauer som ser sine venner sjokkes av elektriske gjerder hver eneste dag, for så å gå bort å snuse på det samme gjerdet selv, er dumme. Hva var jeg?

Forelskelsen er aldri redd. Var mennesket like fryktløst som forelskelsen, ville vi være uovervinnelige.

"What are you doing here?" Her voice was bone-dry because she couldn't talk to Daniel without talking to Cam, too, and she couldn't talk to Cam without wanting to throw something heavy at him.

It is a sad truht, but we have lost the faculty of giving lovely names to things. Names are everything.The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the only thing he is fit for