The idea that we could have a child who escapes from the confines of the adult world and goes somewhere where he has power, both literally and metaphorically, really appealed to me.

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.

No one can say that death found in me a willing comrade, or that I went easily.

Not being understood may be taken as a sign that there is much in one to understand.

Both sides had more confidence in their opponents' weaknesses than their own strength.

No point in living a life less ordinary if you don't know what the other side looks like.

The world holds no trace of what happens in it unless we carve it in with violence or concrete.

Enjoy your life today because yesterday had gone and tomorrow may never come

When a man thinks he has got a good deal of strength, and is self-confident, you may look for his downfall. It may be years before it comes to light, but it is already commenced.

To the old, sorrow is sorrow; to the young, it is despair.

I myself always want to talk about "poetry," not "the poem."

Details matter, it's worth waiting to get it right.