I never know," Harry called to Hagrid over the noise of the cart, "What's the difference between a stalagmite and a stalactite?" "Stalagmite's got an 'm' in it," said Hagrid.

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.

From the cradle to the grave, joy and pain is the fertilizer for wisdom.

Be warned. Beware. Enter this kingdom only if you dare.

I felt as though the vessel if my suffering had become empty, as if nothing could interest me now. I had lost even the ability to suffer.

You will become as small as your controlling desire as great as you dominant aspiration.

If you make a bad movie about stand-up, then comedians will mock you for the rest of your life.

I want to do more independent film. I'm blessed to be working on really quality episodic television, which to me actually feels like a sort of 13-hour film.

Mankind will discover objects in space sent to us by the watchers.

You must torment people with your artistic delight, scaring mother and grandmother in the middle of the night.

If your theological convictions are not producing a deeper love for others, then it's time to rethink some stuff.

if a violin string could ache, i would be that string.