I don't think there's any harm at all in allowing a kid to fantasize. In fact, I think to stop people from fantasizing is a very destructive thing indeed.

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.

There is a difference between being able to love and believing your love is valuable, worth giving away.

Be bored and see where it takes you, because the imagination's dusty wilderness is worth crossing if you want to sculpt your soul.

It's all papers and forms, the entire Civil Service is like a fortress made of papers, forms and red tape.

To always hit the target, throw a dart, then call whatever you hit the target.

Respect is EARNED but honor is GIVEN.

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware.

Bayern Munich are probably the standout team on the planet.

Suspicion cleaves to the dark side of things.

... a fellow can't predict what he will pick up in the form of influence.

One of the things [fiction] does is lead you to recognize what you did not know before.