You’d think a bit of kissing would cheer her up.

He yearned not to feel... He wished he could rip out his heart, his innards, everything that was screaming inside him.

If you’re not in Gryffindor, we’ll disinherit you,” said Ron, “but no pressure.

Why are you worrying about YOU-KNOW-WHO, when you should be worrying about YOU-NO-POO? The constipation sensation that's gripping the nation!

Wherever Harry went inside the tiny cottage or its garden, he could hear the constant ebb and flow of the sea, like the breathing of some great, slumbering creature.

To hurt is as human as to breathe.

With all of their benefits, and there are many, one of the things I regret about e-books is that they have taken away the necessity of trawling foreign bookshops or the shelves of holiday houses to find something to read. I've come across gems and stinkers that way, and both can be fun.