I had an American journalist say to me, "Is it true you wrote the whole of the first novel on napkins?" I… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
I write nearly every day. Some days I write for ten or eleven hours. Other days I might only write for three… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
The thing about the 600 words, I mean some day, you can do a very, very, very hard day's work and not… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
Be ruthless about protecting writing days…althoug h writing has been my actual job for several years now, I still seem to have… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
I've been writing since I was six. It is a compulsion, so I can't really say where the desire came from; I've… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
I've only suffered writer's block badly once, and that was during the writing of Chamber of Secrets. I had my first burst… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“I'll join you when Hell freezes over," said Neville. "Dumbledore's Army!" he shouted, and there was an answering cheer from the crowd, whom Voldemort's… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share
I just hate meetings. Though it's true that once you've made a lot of money, people around you might be full of ideas about… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share
Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share
I don't think there's any harm at all in allowing a kid to fantasize. In fact, I think to stop people from fantasizing is… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share
The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls,… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share
I'm not anti-middle-class in the slightest. Look at me! I am very pro people putting time and money and effort into trying to improve… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share
I'd always said never say never, because I knew that Warner Brothers wanted to do something with "Fantastic Beasts," and I did have kind… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share
I'm not putting them on,” said old Archie in indignation. “I like a healthy breeze 'round my privates, thanks. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share
As he followed Bill back to the others a wry though came to him, born no doubt of the wine he had drunk. He… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share
