I'm very frustrated by fear of imagination. I don't think that's healthy.

Harry, just go down to the lake tomorrow, right, stick your head in, yell at the merpeople to give back whatever they’ve nicked, and see if they chuck it out. Best you can do, mate.

Whatever money you might have, self-worth really lies in finding out what you do best.

Love wins. It does win. We know it wins.

I'll be writing until I can't write anymore. It's a compulsion with me. I love writing.

I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.

The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned.