Always have a vivid imagination, for you never know when you might need it.
J. K. ROWLINGAlways have a vivid imagination, for you never know when you might need it.
J. K. ROWLINGIt takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
J. K. ROWLINGDo not pity the dead. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.
J. K. ROWLINGThe 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.
J. K. ROWLINGSize is no guarantee of power.
J. K. ROWLINGWhen people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance.
J. K. ROWLINGDepression is deadened feeling, which is so very different from feeling sad. Sad hurts but it’s a healthy feeling. It is a necessary thing to feel.
J. K. ROWLINGTalent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.
J. K. ROWLINGYou can have a very intense relationship with fictional characters because they are in your own head.
J. K. ROWLINGUnlike any other creature on this planet, humans can learn and understand, without having experienced.
J. K. ROWLINGIt 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.
J. K. ROWLINGIt is impossible to manufacture or imitate love.
J. K. ROWLINGFear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
J. K. ROWLINGWhat’s the worst that could happen? Everyone turned me down; big deal.
J. K. ROWLINGGreatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
J. K. ROWLINGSecretly we’re all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be.
J. K. ROWLING