Krystal’s slow passage up the school had resembled the passage of a goat through the body of a boa constrictor, being highly visible and uncomfortable for both parties concerned.

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.

To end the greatest work designed, A thousand hands need but one mind.

Time can heal and time can help forgive and forget because in time the memories fade. The time will go so slow so fast and love will stay if it's right.

In this respect, the history of science, like the history of all civilization, has gone through cycles.

If I want to run around a field when I'm 70, I would like to have that option.

There's a lot of freedom for me living in L.A.

The greatest stories go to those who don’t give in to fear.

P.P.S. I am giving you telepathic hugs. P.P.P.S. But not in a telepathically lezzie way.

I love everything I do and I can still remember the days of cashing my first royalty check for $2. I have such a great life, I'm proud of everything.

We've got a bad fire let's get out . . . We're burning up.

The only thing you'll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below.