"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities" -Professor Dumbledore to Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (p.245)
I remember reading this for the first time, a long time ago as a young lad, and having my entire world turned upside down. This quote taught me how to live, it taught me that I can choose, that I must choose and what I choose has consequences as well as rewards.