Every now and then I read a poem that does touch something in me, but I never turn to poetry for solace or pleasure in the way that I throw myself into prose.

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.

Money can't buy true love. Those promises. A real person who loves you, loves you from the heart.

Smartphones can relay patients' data to hospital computers in a continuous stream. Doctors can alter treatment regimens remotely, instead of making patients come in for a visit.

Hercule Poirot: I am an imbecile. I see only half of the picture. Miss Lemon: I don't even see that.

He who serves our Führer, Adolf Hitler, serves Germany, and he who serves Germany, serves God.

Basically, what I'm saying is there is nothing fake about what I do. I'm up-front, I'm real, I'm honest and I'm open with my feelings.

I easily sink into mere absorption of what other minds have done, and should like a whole life for that alone.

To say I removes a false impression of a Jovian aloofness.

We take our last look at the killing noise.

It wasn't so much destroying my dancing, it was destroying me

Distinction is an eminence that is attained but too frequently at the expense of a fireside.