The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter... or at least, most minds are.

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.

We are entitled to violate history, provided that it results in handsome offspring.

Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due to mismanagement.

When I write something, every word of it is meant. I can't say it enough.

I don't have time for a job that doesn't leave me time to be quiet or still or to pray.

I guess the biggest issue my husband and I are going to have is how do we raise the baby... because he's Jewish and I'm Protestant and the baby's father is Catholic.

Don't be a hog: the only time a hog helps the community is when he dies.

I dare you all to write one more thing that you won't say to my face. Because I will make you say it. In that manner. That is a threat.

Before you enter the forest, you must leave your mind outside, because in the land of fairy tales there is no need for it!

Some of our most successful businessmen in US grew up in orphanages. They were well treated, and they learned discipline. They learned right or wrong, and they have wonderful careers.

People had taught me what Christians believe, but no one had told me how Christians live.