That," said Harry, "is a really good question.

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.

Ignore all hatred and criticism. Live for what you create, and die protecting it.

The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalize the people who most need our acceptance. What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.

And I can no more stop worrying about you than I can stop myself from breathing.

As long as one can think as an outsider, an observer apart from the conflict, there is hope for a resolving thought.

Be nice. (The world is a small town.)

People who consider themselves political, who follow political developments most rigorously, are often those who view the political process with the greatest lack of perspective.

Now I am depressed myself,' I said. 'That's why I never think about these things. I never think and yet when I begin to talk I say the things I have found out in my mind without thinking.

My dream was always to be a composer, but fashion came very easily.

The more you put in your brain, the more it will hold - if you have one.

Success is dependant on effort.