Like the fact that the person Sirius cared for the most about in the world was you," said Dumbledore quietly.

What's life without a little risk?

It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.

We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on the chance of seeing them.

There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.

Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!

Twilight fell: The sky turned to a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars.

Book-publishing is all about politics. Agents, editors, which books will be puffed, which ignored, etc.

The best and most talented directors - and I think it goes for people too - are the most confident in giving room to their actors and trusting them.

Education - lifelong education for everyone - from toddlers to workers well advanced in their careers - is indeed an excellent investment for individuals and society as a whole.

You got to look on the bright side, even if there ain't one.

I suspect there's a lot of validity to the premise that big companies aren't going to attract entrepreneurial talent.

Autumn is my favorite season.

When you stand on the victory stand, you must be able to ask yourself: 'Did I win this medal?'

Well, if I can be of any help at all, you are in worse trouble than I thought.

Like art, political action gives shape and expression to the things we fear as well as to those we desire. It is a creative process, drawing on the power to imagine as well as to act.

External silence can be the doorway to inner silence.