J. K. Rowling

“I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with.”

“What's most important in a friendship? Tolerance and loyalty.”

“The mistake ninety-nine percent of humanity made, as far as Fats could see, was being ashamed of what they were; lying about it, trying to be somebody else.”

“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”

“Have to? Of course you have to! But only because of you, Harry, won't rest until Voldemort is finished! Think now, for once, if you have never heard of the prophecy! What would you do?”

“Don't count your owls before they are delivered.”

“Hope springs forever.”

“Harry, despite your privileged insight into Voldemort’s world (which, incidentally, is a gift any Death Eater would kill to have), you have never been seduced by the Dark Arts, never, even f...”

“Nothing like a nighttime stroll to give you ideas.”

“Sometimes you remind me a lot of James. He called it my 'furry little problem' in company. Many people were under the impression that I owned a badly behaved rabbit.”

“For instance, this new idea that You-Know-Who can kill with a single glance from his eyes. That’s a basilisk, listeners. One simple test: Check whether the thing that’s glaring at you has go...”

“We did it, we bashed them wee Potter's the one, and Voldy's gone moldy, so now let's have fun!”

“Harry — I think I've just understood something! I've got to go to the library!” And she sprinted away, up the stairs. “What does she understand?” said Harry distractedly, still looking aroun...”

“Anyone can speak Troll. All you have to do is point and grunt.”

“So that's little Scorpious. Make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie. Thank god you've inherited your mother's brains.”

“By all means continue destroying my possessions. I daresay I have too many.”

“Great, tell me when you've defeated Voldemort for me, will you?”

“So why in the name of Merlin’s saggy left —” “Don’t talk to your mother like that.”

“It unscrews the other way.”

“Nobody's ever asked me to a party before, as a friend. Is that why you dyed your eyebrow, for the party? Should I do mine too?”