I just wish I’d asked you sooner. We could’ve had ages . . . months . . . years maybe. . . .

When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love.

I'm not going to be murdered," Harry said out loud. "That's the spirit, dear," said his mirror sleepily.

there is plenty to be learned even from a bad teacher: what not to do, how not to be

You've got to appreciate what the worst is. You don't want to find yourself in a situation where you're facing it.

Well you seemed too busy to call him a prat and I thought someone should.

Magic has universal appeal. I don't believe in magic in the way that I describe in my books, but I'd love it to be real.