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For a fleeting instant, Harry thought he saw a gleam of something like triumph in Dumbledore’s eyes. But next second, Harry was sure he had imagined it, for when Dumbledore had returned to his seat behind the desk, he looked as old and weary as Harry had ever seen him.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling
I couldn’t agree more, but decided it wouldn’t be prudent to say so. “And what does he think of me?” “What?” she asked, confused. “Oh. He doesn’t know about you,” she said. “Why would he?” I tried to give a nonchalant shrug, but I couldn’t have been very convincing as she burst out laughing. “Poor Kvothe. I’m teasing you. I only tell him about the ones that come prowling around, panting and sniffing like dogs. You’re not like them. You’ve always been different.” “I’ve always prided myself on my lack of panting and sniffing.”
The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss
So too with lots of other anxieties related to human social interaction: a sense of dread before going to a cocktail party that, in fact, is very unlikely to lead to anything that is worth dreading; worrying about how your child is doing at her first slumber party, something you’re powerless to influence; or worrying about your PowerPoint presentation after you’ve given it—as if fretting over whether people liked it will change whether they did.
Why Buddhism Is True
Robert Wright
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