Clever as I am, I remain just as big a fool as anyone else.

I've only suffered writer's block badly once, and that was during the writing of Chamber of Secrets. I had my first burst of publicity about the first book and it paralysed me. I was scared the second book wouldn't measure up, but I got through it!

Ron's eyebrows rose so high that they were in danger of disappearing into his hair.

What will come, will come; you just have to be there to meet it.

Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if you let it.

Bill, don’t look at me — I’m ’ideous.

Do I look stupid?" snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache.