Joanne Rowling Quotes
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Writing and cafes are strongly linked in my brain.
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George,” said Fred, “I think we’ve outgrown full-time education.” “Yeah, I’ve been feeling that way myself,” said George lightly.
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Wands are only as powerful as the wizards who use them. Some wizards just like to boast that theirs are bigger and better than other people's.
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Well, think back," said Harry. "Have you ever let it slip that you'd like to go out in public with the words 'My Sweetheart' round your neck?
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I don't know who Maxime thinks she's kidding. If Hagrid's half-giant, she definitely is. Big bones... the only thing that's got bigger bones than her is a dinosaur.
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I like to get in among a set of people and get to know them very well.
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The thing about the 600 words, I mean some day, you can do a very, very, very hard day's work and not write a word, just revising, or you would scribble a few words.
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Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man.
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You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
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So Dobby stopped us from getting on the train and broke your arm. . . ." He shook his head. "You know what, Harry? If he doesn't stop trying to save your life he's going to kill you.
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I knew no one who'd ever been in the public eye.
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Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families. GEORGE HENRY LEWES, The Physiology of Common Life Killing is not nearly as easy as the innocent believe.
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I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.
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But I got this far, didn’t I?” he said slowly. “They thought I’d die in the attempt, but I’m here . . . and you’re in my power. . . . I’m the one with the wand. . . . you’re at my mercy. . .
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Amazing, how much more difficult it was to extend his arm twelve inches and touch her hand than it was to snatch a speeding Snitch from midair.
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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 asked this question so many times, do you feel you need to write a book for adults? No, I don't need to write a book for adults.
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I think I'll just go down and have some pudding and wait for it all to turn up - it always does in the end.
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Once again you've put your keen and penetrating mind to the task and as usual come to the wrong conclusion!
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The first story I finished was when I was six years old.
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Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
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Of all the subjects on this planet, I think my parents would have been hard put to name one less useful than Greek mythology to securing the keys to an executive bathroom.
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The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.
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I heard from my dear friend Tiberius Ogden, that you can produce a Patronus? For a bonus point...? Harry raised his wand, looked directly at Umbridge, and imagined her being sacked. Expecto Patronum! The silver stag erupted from the end of his wand and cantered the length of the hall.