Ah well... wand still in your jeans? Both buttocks still on? Okay, let’s go.

For some to love you, some must loathe you.

If someone asked for my recipe for happiness, step one would be finding out what you love most in the world and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing.

I was supposed to be waiting up here when you got back, only your Phoenix lot got in the way...” “Yes, they do that,” said Dumbledore.

I am not trying to influence anyone into black magic. That is the very last thing I'd want to do.

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

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.