"A generation which ignores history has no past and no future."

"Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards."

"A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits."

"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it."

"Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you--if you don't play, you can't win."

"Specialization is for insects."

"Women have babies and men provide the support. If you don't like the way we're made you've got to take it up with God."

"When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed; his praises never."

"Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works..."

"Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world."

"He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one."

"My doctor gave me two weeks to live. I hope they're in August."