He might have been encased in a thick glass bubble, so separate did he feel from his three dining companions. It was a sensation with which he was only too familiar, that of walking in a giant sphere of worry, enclosed by it, watching his own terrors roll by, obscuring the outside world.

Imperfect understanding is often more dangerous than ignorance.

What do I care how 'e looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk! All these scars show is zat my husband is brave!

Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth.

What's interesting about the wizarding world is when you take physical strength out of the equation, a woman can do magic just as powerfully as a man can do magic. A woman can fight just the same as a man.

I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character.

Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.