I think I've really exhausted the magical. It was a lot of fun, but I've put it behind me for the time being.

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.

Now that rock is turning 50, it's become classical itself. It's interesting to see that development.

Everything sings, the whole universe and all the other universes. It's in our genes, see, not just in our ears.

looking for the pi in my onion

The truth is that from birth on we are, to one extent or another, a fairly sensual species.

I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.

I love to be alone, and I did as a child as well, especially if I was outside.

You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.

I'm not letting any 17 year old beat me tonight

Your faith will not fail while God sustains it; you are not strong enough to fall away while God is resolved to hold you.

You can be sad for others but you don't have to take on their pain.