Taunting Death ... means pitting oneself against a wily enemy who cannot lose.

I forgot Dumbledore trashed Hogwarts, refused to resign and ran off to the forest to make speeches to angry trolls.

The only reason to delay at this point was because the immediate prospect was so deeply uninviting.

I am prouder of my years as a single mother than of any other part of my life.

Sukhvinder wished that she could be more like Krystal: funny and tough; impossible to intimidate; always coming out fighting.

Wonder what it’s like to have a peaceful life,” Ron sighed, as evening after evening they struggled through all the extra homework they were getting.

He's only silent because he's too thick to string two words together.