Few quotations from modern literature have travelled as far beyond the pages of the books in which they first appeared as this one. Spoken by Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , the line comes during his welcome speech at Hogwarts after the school is placed under the watch of the Dementors, creatures that feed on fear and leave people reliving their worst memories. The castle is uneasy, the students are frightened and the future feels uncertain. Dumbledore acknowledges that darkness instead of pretending it does not exist, before reminding us that happiness never completely disappears for those who remember to look for the light.
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