I've often met people who are terrified, you know, in a straight jacket of their own making because they'd rather do anything that fail. They don't want to try for fear of failing.

I love being a writer. I am very lucky my life's ambition turned out to be just as much fun as I thought it would be.

Of all the subjects on this planet, I think my parents would have been hard put to name one less useful than Greek mythology to securing the keys to an executive bathroom.

Probably that you're going to be eaten by a giant marshmallow or something.

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. I wish you all very good lives.

Why, dear boy, we don't send wizards to Azkaban just for blowing up their aunts.

Power was my weakness and my temptation.