You’re not supposed to dislike your own child. You were supposed to like them no matter what, even if they were not what you wanted.

You fail by default when you live so cautiously you never fail.

Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot, And treat them just the same.

I don't feel I owe my readers details of my family's private life.

No man or woman alive, magical or not, has ever escaped some form of injury, whether physical, mental, or emotional. To hurt is as human as to breathe.

I do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if you're well-known. There is an innate respect for privacy in Edinburgh people, and I also think they're used to seeing me walking around, so I don't think I'm a very big deal.

You don't have sex near unicorns. It's an ironclad rule. It's tacky.