J.K. Rowling
333 quotes
Biography
Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K.
"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
"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."
"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"
"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
"It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be."
"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love."
"Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears."After all this time?""Always,"said Snape."
"Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory."
"The truth."Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution."
"Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?""Yes,"said Harry stiffly."Yes, sir.""There's no need to call me "sir"Professor."The words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying."
"Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have."
"Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it."
"We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving."
"Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure."
"He can run faster than Severus Snape confronted with shampoo."
"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided."
"Death's got an Invisibility Cloak?"Harry interrupted again."So he can sneak up on people,"said Ron. "Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking..."
"Is it true that you shouted at Professor Umbridge?""Yes.""You called her a liar?""Yes.""You told her He Who Must Not Be Named is back?""Yes.""Have a biscuit, Potter."
"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike."
"You're a prefect? Oh Ronnie! That's everyone in the family!""What are Fred and I? Next door neighbors?"
"It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more."