If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.

Neville kicked aside the broken fragments of his own wand as they walked slowly toward the door. "My gran's going do kill be," said Neville thickly, blood spattering from his nose as he spoke, "dat was by dad's old wand.

I've been asked this question so many times, do you feel you need to write a book for adults? No, I don't need to write a book for adults.

Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.

George,” said Fred, “I think we’ve outgrown full-time education.” “Yeah, I’ve been feeling that way myself,” said George lightly.

Would it hurt to die? All those times he had thought it was about to happen and escaped, he had never really thought of the thing itself: his will to live had always been so much stronger than his fear of death.

Life is too short. I only want to do things that I enjoy, or that I think are good or worth doing.