Joanne Rowling Quotes

For a split second, Harry thought how absurd it was for Tonks to expect the dummy to hear her talking that quietly through a sheet of glass, when there were buses rumbling along behind her and all the racket of street full of shoppers. Then he reminded himself that dummies could not hear anyway.

Joanne Rowling

Quotes to Explore

I see my daft surname as a positive thing. It first dawned on me that I had a comical name when someone called me 'Fishface' on my first day at school. I've heard all the fish jokes since then, many times over.

Laura Haddock
- School
- Day
- Positive
Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.

Rabindranath Tagore
- Truth
- Hand
- Grip
I'm kind of proud of myself. I've been able to keep a certain grace about me, even in the times of disgrace and craziness.

Pamela Anderson
- Proud
- Grace
- Keep
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Creation
- Forests
- Acorn
I've spoken with friends who are rabbis and priests and we've agreed that most people have an emotional attachment to their faith, a desire to fulfill their spiritual longings, but they are not experts in understanding the history of their religion.

Feisal Abdul Rauf
- People
- Friends
- History
I do feel I'm responsible to carrying on the music. That's what I was charged with as a kid. When I was a little girl, I was told, 'When we are gone' - when you're a kid, you never think they'll ever be gone - 'you have to keep the music alive, the Carter Family songs, and add your own songs.'

Carlene Carter
- Music
- Family
- Girl