maxwell

"They sat in silence for a long time, and the whimperings of the creature behind them barely disturbed Harry anymore. At last he said, 'Grindelwald tried to stop Voldemort going after the wand. He lied, you know, pretended he had never had it.' Dumbledore nodded, looking down at his lap, tears still glittering on the crooked nose. 'They say he showed remorse in later years, alone in his cell at Nurmengard. I hope that it is true. I would like to think that he did feel the horror and shame of what he had done. Perhaps that lie to Voldemort was his attempt to make amends... to prevent Voldemort from taking the Hollow...' '...or maybe from breaking into your tomb?' suggested Harry, and Dumbledore dabbed his eyes."

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.