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.
J. K. ROWLINGYou can have a very intense relationship with fictional characters because they are in your own head.
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What’s the worst that could happen? Everyone turned me down; big deal.
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Killing is not so easy as the innocent believe.
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No man or woman alive, magical or not, has ever escaped some form of injury, whether physical, mental, or emotional. To hurt is as human as to breathe.
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It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
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If it’s a good book, anyone will read it. I’m totally unashamed about still reading things I loved in my childhood.
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You must accept the reality of other people.
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Print will never die. There’s no substitute for the feel of an actual book.
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Abundance is the quality of life you live and quality of life you give to others.
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Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential.
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Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
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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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Achievable goals are the first step to self improvement.
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Death comes for us all in the end.
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It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow 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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Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.
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Courtesy dictates that we offer fellow wizards the opportunity of denying us entry.
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We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.
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It is important to remember that we all have magic inside us.
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The world is full of wonderful things you haven’t seen yet. Don’t ever give up on the chance of seeing them.
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The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers.
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First sign of madness, talking to your own head.
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It is impossible to manufacture or imitate love.
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Always have a vivid imagination, for you never know when you might need it.
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Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
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You must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God.
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