J. K. Rowling (1965-)

J. K. Rowling quotes

• But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

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• It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

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• Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.

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• It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

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• I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed - or worse, expelled. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to bed.

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• As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.

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• I tell you, that dragon's the most horrible animal I've ever met, but the way Hagrid goes on about it, you'd think it was a fluffy little bunny rabbit.

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• Let me explain. The happiest man on earth would be able to use the Mirror of Erised like a normal mirror, that is, he would look into it and see himself exactly as he is. Does that help.

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• There will be books written about Harry. Every child in the world will know his name.

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• I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.

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• Don't let the muggles get you down.

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• What you fear most of all is —fear. Very wise...

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• Once again you've put your keen and penetrating mind to the task and as usual come to the wrong conclusion!

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• You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as your brain and heart are still working. But you’ll have no sense of self anymore, no memory, no . . . anything.

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• You are — truly your father’s son, Harry.

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• You sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.

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• 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.

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• Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have.

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• It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.

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• Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.

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• We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.

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• I am an extraordinarily lucky person, doing what I love best in the world. I'm sure that I will always be a writer. It was wonderful enough just to be published. The greatest reward is the enthusiasm of the readers.

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• I mеаn, you could сlаim thаt anything's rеаl if the оnlу bаѕiѕ fоr believing in it is thаt nobody's proved it dоеѕn't еxiѕt!

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• Just because it’s tаkеn you thrее уеаrѕ tо nоtiсе, Ron, doesn't mеаn nо оnе еlѕе hаѕ spotted I'm a girl!

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• So thаt'ѕ littlе Sсоrрiоuѕ. Mаkе ѕurе you beat him in еvеrу test, Rоѕiе. Thаnk god уоu'vе inhеritеd уоur mоthеr'ѕ brains.

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