I think the single biggest thing that money gave me-and obviously I came from a place where I was a single mother and it really was hand to mouth at one point. It was literally as poor as you can get in Britain without being homeless at one point. If you've ever been there you will never, ever take for granted that you don't need to worry. Never.

We all know that the people we love are mortal, we all know we’re mortal, we know it’s going to end; you cannot prepare yourself for it.

Parents shouldn't leave their kids unless —unless they've got to.

Failure means a stripping away of the inessential.

Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends!

I always advise children who ask me for tips on being a writer to read as much as they possibly can. Jane Austen gave a young friend the same advice, so I'm in good company there.

If all goes well, you will be able to save more than one innocent life tonight.