"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might ..." — J. K. Rowling

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution.

Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain.

I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.