“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.”

“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.”

“No man or woman alive, magical or not, has ever escaped some form of injury, whether physical, mental, or emotional. To hurt is as human as to breathe.”

“There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words.”

“There are much more terrible things than physical injury.”

“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.”

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