I really appreciate artists of the 20th century, and I can see a lot of their influence on my work, but to suggest that my design only fits within an 'ism' kind of bothers me.

When I was a child I used to read books by Gerald Durrell, who founded Jersey Zoo. He had a job collecting animals for zoos and for a long time that is what I wanted to do. Later when I was a teenager I had a fantastic English teacher called Mrs. Stafford. Her enthusiasm made me decide to be a writer.

Melvin Burgess

Nothing is more common than mutual dislike, where mutual approbation is particularly expected.

Samuel Johnson

Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.

J. K. Rowling

The Bill of Rights was intended to secure freedom of speech - the freedom of speech of members of parliament to speak freely rather than be at threat of... the threat of an over powerful monarch at the time.

William Hague

I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his.

Catherine the Great

Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.

Elizabeth C. Dunn

All actual life is encounter.

Martin Buber, I and Thou, 1923

Always be a first rate version of yourself, and not a second rate version of someone else.

Judy Garland

If you can accept losing, you can't win.

Vince Lombardi

The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share it with the world.

Christopher Meloni

I was taught that the way of progress I neither swift nor easy.

Marie Curie

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.

Golda Meir