Why don't you confer with Mr. Finnigan? As I recall, he has a particular proclivity for pyrotechnics.

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.

Everything looks for you when you become great

To every bad there's a good and to every good there's a bad. And both are pertinent to the lessons of life, and the building of your character or individuality.

Every morning brings new potential, but if you dwell on the misfortunes of the day before, you tend to overlook tremendous opportunities.

I think you can go from being not very funny to working really hard for 10 years and figuring out how to make a living on the road, but I don't think you can rise much above that.

If you have a dream, you've got to protect it.

The man who is seeking truth is free of all societies and cultures.

Courage doesn't mean we're not afraid. Courage means we refuse to be mastered by fear.

She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret of their charm.

[In London] there was definitely less need to wear my big sunglasses.

Highly unlikely but not impossible.