J. K. Rowling

“Not my daughter, you bitch!”

“Percy wouldn't notice a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing one of Dobby's hats.”

“Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.”

“You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts...but you cannot deny he's got style...”

“We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.”

“Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.”

“Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”

“Cinderella? Snow White? What's that? An illness?”

“I don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.”

“You'll stay with me?' Until the very end,' said James.”

“Holey? You have the the whole world of ear-related humor before you, you go for holey?”

“Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me.”

“Oh well... I'd just been thinking, if you had died, you'd have been welcome to share my toilet.”

“Yeah, Quirrell was a great teacher. There was just that minor drawback of him having Lord Voldemort sticking out of the back of his head!”

“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.”

“It is my belief... that the truth is generally preferable to lies.”

“It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high. Some people, perhaps, would say tha...”

“Of all the trees we could've hit, we had to get one that hits back.”

“He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...c...”

“There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.”