Many prefer not to exercise their imaginations at all. They choose to remain comfortably within the bounds of their own experience, never troubling to wonder how it would feel to have been born other than they are. They can refuse… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
I had an American journalist say to me, "Is it true you wrote the whole of the first novel on napkins?" I was tempted to say, "On teabags, I used to save them. — 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 Image
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 Image
What's the worst that could happen? Everyone turned me down; big deal. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
