Muggles have garden gnomes, too, you know," Harry told Ron as they crossed the lawn. "Yeah, I've seen those things they think are gnomes," said Ron, bent double with his head in a peony bush, "like fat little Santa Clauses with fishing rods.

She's as nutty as squirrel poo.

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

Dudley had reached roughly the size and weight of a young killer whale.

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

Be ruthless about protecting writing days.

Read as much as you possibly can. Nothing will help you as much as reading and you'll go through a phase where you will imitate your favorite writers and that's fine because that's a learning experience too.