The success of Harry Potter has given me lots of freedom. I can pay my bills, and I don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore.

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.

Nearly all problems of human behavior stem from our failure to ensure that people live in environments that nurture their well-being.

He was so much the humblest one that Wendy was especially gentle with him.

Daddy, when he drank, just became sweeter. There wasn't a mean thought in his body. I've always said he was like a drunk Jimmy Stewart.

Reckless action is worse than wise restraint.

One of my degrees was a science degree in biology.

I think that if a person doesn't feel cynical then they're out of phase with the 20th century. Being cynical is the only way to deal with modern civilization - you can't just swallow it whole.

God gives us not only the truth but also the ability to believe it; not only the new thing to see but also the new eye to see it with.

The immortality of the soul is assented to rather than believed, believed rather than lived.

What if man were required to educate his children without the help of talking animals.

All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown.