Your devotion is nothing more than cowardice. You would not be here if you had anywhere else to go.

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.

It takes great courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it. And even more courage to see it in the one you love

It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever, " he said. "Have you thought of going into teaching?

I know [Umbridge] by reputation and I'm sure she's no Death Eater-""She's foul enough to be one...""Yes, but the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters.

Choose always the way that seems the best however rough it may be custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.

Elvis is my religion. But for him, I'd be selling encyclopedias right now.

I don't dictate particular styles of dress. I do teach classes in self discovery.

You don't think anything about age when you're playing [golf]. I mean, why would you ever think about that.

Liberty, like chastity, once lost, can never be regained in its original purity.

I've been involved with law enforcement for some time. My father was in law enforcement. I went through the training for Homeland Security. I enjoy it very much.

I am proud to be a woman. I am sensual, nurturing and compassionate woman. I am a woman of my word and I love who I am.