From now on, I don't care if my tea leaves spell 'Die, Ron, Die,' I'm chucking them in the bin where they belong.

I think you're working and learning until you die.

The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the pair of us?' Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him.

I must admit, Peter, I have difficulty in understanding why an innocent man would want to spend twelve years as a rat.

Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have "essential" and "long overdue" meetings on those days.

Many parts of my life are perfectly ordinary, if that's what you mean. One could even call it boring, but that's what I like about it.

Extraordinary imagination, especially in a witch world. Also friendship.