You need preparing. You need arming. But most of all, you need constant, never ceasing vigilance - Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody

I'm delighted that Harry Potter continues to give so much pleasure to adults and children, and I'm honored to receive this award.

Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.

I am enjoying writing the last book in the series and it's coming along nicely.

Try to read or send a love note everyday. Love is the most powerful force there is in this world and we're not tapping into its power as often as we should.

There's a strange kind of empathy because it's so close, a bordering state. This is not far from us, and it's very real. We're following the Golden Rule, and the Lord gets the glory.