Which only goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,' Dumbledore went on, smiling.

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.

...but now, driving past the billboard I realized that losing everything is death. A death that I crave and I don't want anyone to save me

Someone with a deeper inner awareness will not be bothered by outer irritation.

If seeds saw dirt as their enemy, they would lose out on the opportunity to grow.

Go to the ant thou sluggard consider her ways and be wise.

They were connoisseurs of boredom. They savoured the various bouquets of the subtly differentiated boredoms which rose from the long, wasted hours at the dead end of night.

At least let us have healthy books.

One of the beautiful things about baseball is the history.

Buy a condom, ribbed for her pleasure. Turn it inside out, now it's ribbed for your pleasure.

It was a phenomenon I noticed many years ago. Young people were just giving up every bit of information about themselves they could.

I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want women to get theirs, and while the water is stirring, I will step into the pool.