diff --git a/src/font_family.rs b/src/font_family.rs
index 72f13b6..78dadaa 100644
--- a/src/font_family.rs
+++ b/src/font_family.rs
@@ -26,41 +26,66 @@ impl FontFamily {
         (*self.native.get()).as_raw()
     }
 
+    #[deprecated(note = "Use `family_name` instead.")]
     pub fn name(&self) -> String {
+        self.family_name().unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub fn family_name(&self) -> Result<String, HRESULT> {
+        let mut family_names: *mut IDWriteLocalizedStrings = ptr::null_mut();
         unsafe {
-            let mut family_names: *mut IDWriteLocalizedStrings = ptr::null_mut();
             let hr = (*self.native.get()).GetFamilyNames(&mut family_names);
-            assert!(hr == 0);
-
-            get_locale_string(&mut ComPtr::from_raw(family_names))
+            if hr != 0 {
+                return Err(hr);
+            }
+            Ok(get_locale_string(&mut ComPtr::from_raw(family_names)))
         }
     }
 
+    #[deprecated(note = "Use `first_matching_font` instead.")]
     pub fn get_first_matching_font(
         &self,
         weight: FontWeight,
         stretch: FontStretch,
         style: FontStyle,
     ) -> Font {
+        self.first_matching_font(weight, stretch, style).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub fn first_matching_font(
+        &self,
+        weight: FontWeight,
+        stretch: FontStretch,
+        style: FontStyle,
+    ) -> 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()).GetFirstMatchingFont(
                 weight.t(),
                 stretch.t(),
                 style.t(),
                 &mut font,
             );
-            assert!(hr == 0);
-            Font::take(ComPtr::from_raw(font))
+            if hr != 0 {
+                return Err(hr);
+            }
+            Ok(Font::take(ComPtr::from_raw(font)))
         }
     }
 
+    #[deprecated(note = "Use `font_collection` instead.")]
     pub fn get_font_collection(&self) -> FontCollection {
+        self.font_collection().unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub fn font_collection(&self) -> Result<FontCollection, HRESULT> {
+        let mut collection: *mut IDWriteFontCollection = ptr::null_mut();
         unsafe {
-            let mut collection: *mut IDWriteFontCollection = ptr::null_mut();
             let hr = (*self.native.get()).GetFontCollection(&mut collection);
-            assert!(hr == 0);
-            FontCollection::take(ComPtr::from_raw(collection))
+            if hr != 0 {
+                return Err(hr);
+            }
+            Ok(FontCollection::take(ComPtr::from_raw(collection)))
         }
     }
 
@@ -68,12 +93,19 @@ impl FontFamily {
         unsafe { (*self.native.get()).GetFontCount() }
     }
 
+    #[deprecated(note = "Use `font` instead.")]
     pub fn get_font(&self, index: u32) -> Font {
+        self.font(index).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub fn font(&self, index: u32) -> 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()).GetFont(index, &mut font);
-            assert!(hr == 0);
-            Font::take(ComPtr::from_raw(font))
+            if hr != 0 {
+                return Err(hr);
+            }
+            Ok(Font::take(ComPtr::from_raw(font)))
         }
     }
 }