Her grief was so big and wild it terrified her, like an evil beast that had erupted from under the floorboards.

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 was as simply as that. And as complex.

She put others before herself and yet you hate her. What did she do to you?

You can't dream it unless you first see it.

What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of living high.

You can't change people, but most importantly, unless you're their momma, you don't even know what's best for them.

As long as I win I'm doing something right.

Of course, I have Gene Roddenberry to thank for the creation of Barclay.

I've never really acquired any facility for working on the computer, though one day I think I would like to. My generation just barely missed it, which I don't think is a good thing or a bad thing.

I think there are worse things for a teen to be enraptured with than 'Twilight.

When I read about myself and how writers have focused on negative stuff, it hurts my feelings.