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At that moment, Harry fully understood for the first time why people said Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort had ever feared. The look upon… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
We do not know our own souls, let alone the souls of others. Human beings do not go hand in hand the whole stretch of… — Virginia Woolf
[talking about the Holocaust] 'But to put something in context is a step towards saying it can be understood and that it can be explained.… — Alan Bennett
i never understood society. i undersand that it works somehow and that it functions as a reality and that its realities are necessary to keep… — Charles Bukowski
As we continued to talk, going through the motions of getting to know each other, I realized that we already did know each other, as… — Ernest Cline
I was modest--they accused me of being crafty: I became secretive. I felt deeply good and evil--nobody caressed me, everybody offended me: I became rancorous.… — Mikhail Lermontov
Finally, I understood what else was going on. I might be slow, but given time, I put the pieces together. "You have no reason to… — Ann Aguirre
A child blind from birth doesn't even know he's blind until someone tells him. Even then he has only the most academic idea of what… — Stephen King
Electricity was a reality in the universe when Moses led the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. This is true of all… — Ernest Holmes
I'd never understood how Carlisle was able to do that - ignore the blood of his patients in order to treat them. Wouldn't the constant… — Stephenie Meyer
In my lifetime I was to write only one book, this would be the one. Just as the past Lingers in the present, all my… — Elie Wiesel
Some writers, notably Anton Chekov, argue that all characters must be admirable, because once we've looked at anyone deeply enough and understood their motivation we… — Scarlett Thomas
At that moment a very good thing was happening to her. Four good things had happened to her, in fact, since she came to Misselthwaite… — Frances Hodgson Burnett
Her best friend was gone and nobody understood that no amount of makeup, fresh air or shopping was going to fill the hole in her… — Cecelia Ahern
And yet I understood the alienation of being around others who couldn't really see you or chose not to. I'd felt the self-loathing that came… — Sylvia Day
The ideas of Freud were popularized by people who only imperfectly understood them, who were incapable of the great effort required to grasp them in… — Alfred North Whitehead
Sourness and bitterness come from the interfering and unappreciative mind. Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet. That is the… — Benjamin Hoff
She understood his passion because she felt the same way: as if nothing was more important than the touch of her skin to his, as… — Patricia Briggs
One day when I was fourteen, I told Charlie that I hated Mother. â€œDonâ€™t hate her, Jo,â€ he told me. â€œFeel sorry for her. Sheâ€™s… — Ruta Sepetys
I've never really understood why people sleep. Wasting a third of your life and becoming vulnerable for almost 8 hours every night. Doesn't seem very… — Banksy

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