J. K. Rowling quotes - page 5

I love a good Dorothy L. Sayers. (J. K. Rowling)
Every now and then I read a poem that does touch something in me, but I never turn to poetry for solace or pleasure in the way that I throw myself into prose. View quote
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I like to get in among a set of people and get to know them very well. View quote
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The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers. View quote
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I sometimes have a tendency to walk on the dark side. View quote
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I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized, and I still had a daughter who I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. View quote
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Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home. View quote
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When people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance. View quote
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Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools. View quote
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Death is just life's next big adventure. View quote
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The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you. (J. K. Rowling)
The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary. View quote
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Never be ashamed! There's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth bothering with. View quote
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Failure means a stripping away of the inessential. View quote
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The thing about fantasy - there are certain things you just don't do in fantasy. View quote
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However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension. View quote
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In a novel you have to resist the urge to tell everything. View quote
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I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen. View quote
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I'm opposed to fundamentalism in any form. View quote
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'Harry Potter' gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else. View quote
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I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It's totally for myself. I never in my wildest dreams expected this popularity. (J. K. Rowling)
Death obsesses me, yes it does. I can't really understand why it doesn't obsess everyone - I think it does really, I'm just a little more out about it. View quote
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I am proud of having done what I've done. Very proud. View quote
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When I was in my teens I had issues with OCD. View quote
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I always felt an outsider. View quote
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