It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.

Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.

If by my life or death I can protect you, I will.

Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you've done since you left home.

Short cuts make long delays.

He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.

For nothing is evil in the beginning.

It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

Not one of the boys like me. I’ve put their noses out of joint.”“Well, they were never good-looking lads.

She's all brute force and '90s clichés.

She enjoyed the sights and sounds of the dockside – ports were places of freedom.

I tried very hard not to ponder the horrible irony that I was too ugly to love, and too ugly not to violate.

Poverty is an anomaly to rich people: it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.

What people actually refer to as research nowadays is really just Googling.

Youve got to leave the reader with more than just a name and a costume - they need to know who the character is, what theyre like, what kind of attitude they have, what sort of role they play.

Rumors, stories... I'm used to them. I got my ribs removed, I was on 'The Wonder Years'... You know there's a different story every day.

The most convincing argument against early parenthood is that you are in a relationship that is likely to fall apart before that child grows up.