Boys, " said Hermione Granger, "should not be allowed to love girls without asking them first! This is true in a number of ways and especially when it comes to gluing people to the ceiling!

Many have stood their ground and faced the darkness when it comes for them. Fewer come for the darkness and force it to face them.

To worship a sacred mystery was just to worship your own ignorance.

I'm lazy! I hate work! Hate hard work in all its forms! Clever shortcuts, that's all I'm about!

Every mystery ever solved had been a puzzle from the dawn of the human species right up until someone solved it.

I only want power so I can get books.

What people really believe doesn't feel like a BELIEF, it feels like the way the world IS.

I don't want to rule the universe. I just think it could be more sensibly organised.

Okay, so either (a) I just teleported somewhere else entirely (b) they can fold space like no one's business or (c) they are simply ignoring all the rules.

World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation.

But it is cute. It's such a boy thing to do.Drop dead.Aw, you say the most romantic things.

No reason to be angry. Anger just distracts from the all-encompassing sadness.

Your dominion has nothing to do with a negative person's opinion. Flee from people who only hung on passport-size dreams and you'll see your bigger picture! Go for the big one!

...or like an old friend one has known too well and doesn't want to see.

I've always been politically minded, you know, and against the status quo.

Goodness in words creates trust, goodness in thinking creates depth, goodness in giving creates love.

Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament. I can't imagine a greater success than she's enjoyed.

Inside of every problem lies an opportunity.

The ability to work hard and make sacrifices comes naturally to those who know exactly what they want.

My tendency is to be very experimental.

Women? I love women. Life would have been virtually zero without them. Journalism? I really feel like I am a journalist... And courage? I had a boat named Courageous.