Joanne K. Rowling quotes page 1

born July 31, 1965, British novelist, author of the Harry Potter fantasy series

I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What's to be
ashamed of? I went through a really rough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that.
Joanne K. Rowling

There aren't that many people who have written seven-book series, taken them 17 years.
Actually finishing was the most remarkable feeling I've ever had. I couldn't tell you which was
uppermost - euphoria or feeling devastated.
Joanne K. Rowling

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you
might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.
Joanne K. Rowling

Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.
Joanne K. Rowling

"Will there be an eighth novel and will Harry be in it?" There are questions that I simply can't
answer.
Joanne K. Rowling

I absolutely did not start writing these books to encourage any child into witchcraft.
Joanne K. Rowling

Read as much as you possibly can. Nothing will help you as much as reading and you'll go
through a phase where you will imitate your favourite writers and that's fine because that's a
learning experience too.
Joanne K. Rowling

One of my regrets would be that I will never again have the pleasure of sneaking into a cafe,
any cafe I like, sitting down and diving into my world and no one knowing what I am doing
and no one bothering about me and being totally anonymous, that was fantastic.
Joanne K. Rowling

The stories we love best do live in us forever. So, whether you come back by page or by the
big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.
Joanne K. Rowling

We do not need magic to change the world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves
already: We have the power to imagine better.
Joanne K. Rowling

Those who chose not to empathize enable real monsters; for without ever committing an act
of outright evil ourselves, we collude with it through our own apathy.
Joanne K. Rowling

And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
Joanne K. Rowling

For some to love you, some must loathe you.
Joanne K. Rowling

I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen. Being able to sit at
home in the parsonage and your books would be very famous and occasionally you would
correspond with the Prince of Wales's secretary.
Joanne K. Rowling

If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his
equals.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

What's life without a little risk?
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows

But I was willing to embrace mortal life again, before chasing immortality.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

It takes much bravery to stand up to our enemies but we need as much bravery to stand up
to our friends.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Of all the trees we could've hit, we had to pick one that fights back.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Don't put your wand into your back pocket! Better wizards than you have lost buttocks from
it!
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be
recovery.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Albus Severus Potter, you were named after two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was
a Slytherin and he was the bravest man I've ever known.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2

Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are
open.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It's the quality of ones convictions that determines success, not the number of followers.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2

There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out
a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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