There's the silver lining I've been looking for.

The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.

Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if you let it.

Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.

I don't know who Maxime thinks she's kidding. If Hagrid's half-giant, she definitely is. Big bones... the only thing that's got bigger bones than her is a dinosaur.

Killing is not so easy as the innocent believe.

I'm going to keep going until I succeed — or die. Don't think I don't know how this might end. I've known it for years.