diff --git a/src/font_collection.rs b/src/font_collection.rs
index 90b9121..3e4974f 100644
--- a/src/font_collection.rs
+++ b/src/font_collection.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use winapi::shared::minwindef::{BOOL, FALSE, TRUE};
 use winapi::shared::winerror::S_OK;
 use winapi::um::dwrite::IDWriteFontCollectionLoader;
 use winapi::um::dwrite::{IDWriteFont, IDWriteFontCollection, IDWriteFontFamily};
+use winapi::um::winnt::HRESULT;
 use wio::com::ComPtr;
 
 use super::{DWriteFactory, Font, FontDescriptor, FontFace, FontFamily};
@@ -108,62 +109,87 @@ impl FontCollection {
         unsafe { (*self.native.get()).GetFontFamilyCount() }
     }
 
+    #[deprecated(note = "Use `font_family` instead.")]
     pub fn get_font_family(&self, index: u32) -> FontFamily {
+        self.font_family(index).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub fn font_family(&self, index: u32) -> Result<FontFamily, HRESULT> {
+        let mut family: *mut IDWriteFontFamily = ptr::null_mut();
         unsafe {
-            let mut family: *mut IDWriteFontFamily = ptr::null_mut();
             let hr = (*self.native.get()).GetFontFamily(index, &mut family);
-            assert!(hr == 0);
-            FontFamily::take(ComPtr::from_raw(family))
+            if hr != S_OK {
+                return Err(hr);
+            }
+            Ok(FontFamily::take(ComPtr::from_raw(family)))
         }
     }
 
-    // Find a font matching the given font descriptor in this
-    // font collection.
+    #[deprecated(note = "Use `font_from_descriptor` instead.")]
     pub fn get_font_from_descriptor(&self, desc: &FontDescriptor) -> Option<Font> {
-        if let Some(family) = self.get_font_family_by_name(&desc.family_name) {
-            let font = family.get_first_matching_font(desc.weight, desc.stretch, desc.style);
+        self.font_from_descriptor(desc).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    // Find a font matching the given font descriptor in this font collection.
+    pub fn font_from_descriptor(&self, desc: &FontDescriptor) -> Result<Option<Font>, HRESULT> {
+        if let Some(family) = self.font_family_by_name(&desc.family_name)? {
+            let font = family.first_matching_font(desc.weight, desc.stretch, desc.style)?;
             // Exact matches only here
             if font.weight() == desc.weight
                 && font.stretch() == desc.stretch
                 && font.style() == desc.style
             {
-                return Some(font);
+                return Ok(Some(font));
             }
         }
 
-        None
+        Ok(None)
     }
 
+    #[deprecated(note = "Use `font_from_face` instead.")]
     pub fn get_font_from_face(&self, face: &FontFace) -> Option<Font> {
+        self.font_from_face(face).ok()
+    }
+
+    pub fn font_from_face(&self, face: &FontFace) -> Result<Font, HRESULT> {
+        let mut font: *mut IDWriteFont = ptr::null_mut();
         unsafe {
-            let mut font: *mut IDWriteFont = ptr::null_mut();
             let hr = (*self.native.get()).GetFontFromFontFace(face.as_ptr(), &mut font);
-            if hr != 0 {
-                return None;
+            if hr != S_OK {
+                return Err(hr);
             }
-            Some(Font::take(ComPtr::from_raw(font)))
+            Ok(Font::take(ComPtr::from_raw(font)))
         }
     }
 
+    #[deprecated(note = "Use `font_family_by_name` instead.")]
     pub fn get_font_family_by_name(&self, family_name: &str) -> Option<FontFamily> {
+        self.font_family_by_name(family_name).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub fn font_family_by_name(&self, family_name: &str) -> Result<Option<FontFamily>, HRESULT> {
+        let mut index: u32 = 0;
+        let mut exists: BOOL = FALSE;
         unsafe {
-            let mut index: u32 = 0;
-            let mut exists: BOOL = FALSE;
             let hr = (*self.native.get()).FindFamilyName(
                 family_name.to_wide_null().as_ptr(),
                 &mut index,
                 &mut exists,
             );
-            assert!(hr == 0);
+            if hr != S_OK {
+                return Err(hr);
+            }
             if exists == FALSE {
-                return None;
+                return Ok(None);
             }
 
             let mut family: *mut IDWriteFontFamily = ptr::null_mut();
             let hr = (*self.native.get()).GetFontFamily(index, &mut family);
-            assert!(hr == 0);
+            if hr != S_OK {
+                return Err(hr);
+            }
 
-            Some(FontFamily::take(ComPtr::from_raw(family)))
+            Ok(Some(FontFamily::take(ComPtr::from_raw(family))))
         }
     }
 }