Scars can come in useful. I have one myself above my left knee which is a perfect map of the London Underground.
Harry took the wand. He felt a sudden warmth in his fingers. He raised the wand above his head, brought it swishing down through the dusty air and a stream of red and gold sparks shot from the end like a firework, throwing dancing spots of light on to the walls.
Books! And cleverness! There are more important things – friendship and bravery and – oh Harry – be careful!
Wherever I am, if I’ve got a book with me, I have a place I can go and be happy.
Those who choose not to empathize enable real monsters, for without ever committing an act of outright evil ourselves we collude with it through our apathy.
The world is full of wonderful things you haven’t seen yet. Don’t ever give up on the chance of seeing them.
Imperfect understanding is often more dangerous than ignorance.
Once, long ago, Parminder had told Barry the story of Bhai Kanhaiya, the Sikh hero who had administered to the needs of those wounded in combat, whether friend or fo. When asked why he gave aid indiscriminately, Bahai Kanhaiya had replied that the light of God shone from every soul, and that he had been unable to distinguish between them.
You will never truly know yourself or the strength of your relationships until both have been tested by adversity.
To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.
Aunt Petunia often said that Dudley looked like a baby angel – Harry often said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig.
When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love.
If it’s a good book, anyone will read it. I’m totally unashamed about still reading things I loved in my childhood.
Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.
Wands are only as powerful as the wizards who use them. Some wizards just like to boast that theirs are bigger and better than other people’s.
Oh, of course,” said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. “I forgot we’ll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library.
Writing for me is a kind of compulsion, so I don’t think anyone could have made me do it, or prevented me from doing it.
Failure is not fun. It can be awful. But living so cautiously that you never fail is worse.
The thing about growing up with Fred and George,” said Ginny thoughtfully, “is that you sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.
I’ll make Goyle do lines, it’ll kill him, he hates writing,” said Ron happily. He lowered his voice to Goyle’s low grunt and, screwing up his face in a look of pained concentration, mimed writing in midair. “I... must... not... look... like... a... baboon’s... backside.