Joanne Kathleen Rowling ✓

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[Wikipedia] Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard which is the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. She

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• I will defend the importance of bedtime stories to my last gasp. Bedtime
• I never expected to be in the papers. I personally never expected to be in the papers. The height of my ambition for these books… Ambition
• Everything was curved to fit the walls: the stove, the sink and the cupboards, and all of it had been painted with flowers, insects and… All
• We have to choose between what is right, and what is easy. Choices
• ... perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Best
• ... there are far, far worse things in the living world than dying. Dying
• ... you could claim that anything's real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody's proved it doesn't exist! Bases
• Poverty is a lot like childbirth - you know it is going to hurt before it happens, but you'll never know how much until you… Childbirth
• I think the single biggest thing that money gave me-and obviously I came from a place where I was a single mother and it really… Been
• I would be a liar if I said I don't care [about my appearance]; yes, I care. I found it very difficult, when I first… Appearance
• You can choose, you can go one of two ways. You can be the person I probably admire more and say 'well I don't care… Accurately
• Whatever money you might have, self-worth really lies in finding out what you do best. Best
• Years ago someone wrote [about me]: 'She characterizes Molly Weasley as a mother who is only at home looking after the children.' I was deeply… Ago
• I believe in free will. Of those that, like us, are in a privileged situation at least. For you, for me: people who are living… Believe
• I've no idea where ideas come from and I hope I never find out; it would spoil the excitement for me if it turned out… Brain
• Part of what makes a language 'alive' is its constant evolution. I would hate to think Britain would ever emulate France, where they actually have… Alive
• 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 a… All
• If it's a good book, anyone will read it. I'm totally unashamed about still reading things I loved in my childhood. Anyone
• Yes, there are parallels. The difference is that I just look at [my son] David and think that he's absolutely perfect, whereas you look at… Absolutely
• It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful places in the world, the history is fascinating, the men are handsome and the whisky is delicious.… Beautiful
• I definitely know that-that love is the most powerful thing of all and I remember thinking that-God, I'm about to make myself cry but, I… All
• On her daughter, Jessica: Kids at her school will sidle up to me and say, Does Jessica know what happens in book 4? Does Jessica… Around Back
• There is a lot of comedy in magic, and magic going wrong, and also it is a dramatic subject. Comedy
• Sometimes ideas just come to me. Other times I have to sweat and almost bleed to make ideas come. It's a mysterious process, but I… Bleed
• Do not pity the dead, Harry. Dead

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