I'm happy to talk in general themes, but when we get down to specifics about my family, for me that's always been off-limits.

I don't take any responsibility for the lunatic fringes of my own religion.

Magic has universal appeal. I don't believe in magic in the way that I describe in my books, but I'd love it to be real.

He tried to give his wife pleasure in little ways, because he had come to realize, after nearly two decades together, how often he disappointed her in the big things. It was never intentional. They simply had very different notions of what ought to take up most space in life.

To the Dark Lord, I know I will be dead long before you read this but I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret. I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. I face death in the hope that when you meet your match, you will be mortal once more. R.A.B

He didn’t know what he was going to — but it had to be better than what he was leaving behind.

Which only goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,' Dumbledore went on, smiling.