I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
J. K. ROWLINGI solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
J. K. ROWLINGBooks are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.
J. K. ROWLINGUltimately, 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.
J. K. ROWLINGIf you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.
J. K. ROWLINGYou must accept the reality of other people.
J. K. ROWLINGDestiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.
J. K. ROWLINGTalent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.
J. K. ROWLINGThe internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers.
J. K. ROWLINGYou must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God.
J. K. ROWLINGDepression is the most unpleasant thing I have ever experienced. It is that absence of being able to envisage that you will ever be cheerful again.
J. K. ROWLINGUnderstanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.
J. K. ROWLINGThere is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it.
J. K. ROWLINGDepression is very different.
J. K. ROWLINGTo the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
J. K. ROWLINGImagination is the foundation of all invention and innovation.
J. K. ROWLINGGreatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
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