I'm an optimist in the sense that I believe humans are noble and honorable, and some of them are really smart. I have a very optimistic view of individuals.

But this is touching, Severus, said Dumbledore seriously. Have you grown to care for the boy, after all?For him? shouted Snape. Expecto Patronum!From the tip of his wand burst the silver doe. She landed on the office floor, bounded once across the office, and soared out of the window. Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.After all this time?Always, said Snape.And the scene shifted

J.K. Rowling

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

Samuel Johnson

Computer technology is so built into our lives that it's part of the surround of every artist.

Steven Levy

Your actions, and your action alone, determines your worth.

Evelyn Waugh

My daily beauty regimen is definitely always in the mornings, and at night, always washing my face with a basic cleanser. I also use a moisturizer with SPF to follow up.

Shay Mitchell

I love insects. They are amazing.

Andrea Arnold

Who can live without it? ? I ask in all honesty, what would life be, without a song or a dance what are we?

ABBA

My ideal Valentine's Day is spending it with someone you are in love with and for that someone to make you feel loved and appreciated.

Candice Swanepoel

One can't paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.

Georgia O'Keeffe

Everyone must believe in something. I believe I'll go canoeing.

Henry David Thoreau

Poetry remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art.

Jorge Luis Borges

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come up with big shows. Every fashion company is doing that, every car company is doing that.

Laurie Anderson