The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure.

--J. K. ROWLING, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.

--J. K. ROWLING, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those too weak to seek it.

--J. K. ROWLING, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Tell them whatever you like. But make it quick, Remus. I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for.

--J. K. ROWLING, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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.

--J. K. ROWLING, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!

--J. K. ROWLING, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

There are all kinds of courage. It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

--J. K. ROWLING, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it.

--J. K. ROWLING, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.

--J. K. ROWLING, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire