Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
J. K. ROWLINGDestiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.
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Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
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The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers.
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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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A good first impression can work wonders.
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I’m a writer, and I will write what I want to write.
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Print will never die. There’s no substitute for the feel of an actual book.
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You must accept the reality of other people.
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What’s the worst that could happen? Everyone turned me down; big deal.
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Secretly we’re all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be.
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Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if you let it.
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To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.
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There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.
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Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.
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I’ve been writing my entire life, and I’ll always write.
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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.
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