J.K. Rowling is a British novelist, best known for her Harry Potter series. She wrote seven books in the series, which have sold over 500 million copies and been adapted into a series of blockbuster films. Rowling is one of the most successful authors of all time and has won numerous awards for her work. Following is our collection on famous quotes by J. K. Rowling on life, writing, books.
Depression isn't just being a bit sad. It's feeling nothing. It's not wanting to be alive anymore.
Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.
Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.
Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons.
Sounded like a load of waffle to me." "There was some important stuff hidden in the waffle.
Montague's just been found in a toilet, Sir.
Here lies Dobby, a free elf.
J. K. Rowling Quotes About Life
Death is just life's next big adventure. — J. K. Rowling
We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving. — J. K. Rowling
'It only put me in Gryffindor,' said Harry in a defeated voice, 'because I asked not to go in Slytherin...' 'Exactly' said Dumbledore, beaming once more. 'Which makes you very different from Tom Riddle. It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.' — J. K. Rowling
As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them. — J. K. Rowling
When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love. — J. K. Rowling
Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. — J. K. Rowling
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. — J. K. Rowling
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. I wish you all very good lives. — J. K. Rowling
Yeah, she shows signs of life if you do this," said Ron, and with his tongue he made soft clip-flopping noises. Umbridge sat bolt upright, looking wildly around. — J. K. Rowling
What do we want to be prefects for?” said George, looking revolted at the very idea. “It’d take all the fun out of life. — J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling Quotes About Writing
There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place. — J. K. Rowling
And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss. — J. K. Rowling
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. — J. K. Rowling
I'm a writer, and I will write what I want to write. — J. K. Rowling
I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It's totally for myself. I never in my wildest dreams expected this popularity. — J. K. Rowling
I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write. — J. K. Rowling
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 always had it. My breakthrough with the first book came through persistence, because a lot of publishers turned it down! — J. K. Rowling
I always advise children who ask me for tips on being a writer to read as much as they possibly can. Jane Austen gave a young friend the same advice, so I'm in good company there. — J. K. Rowling
You can have a very intense relationship with fictional characters because they are in your own head. — J. K. Rowling
I didn't write with a target audience in mind. What excited me was how much I would enjoy writing about Harry. I never thought about writing for children - children's books chose me. I think if it is a good book anyone will read it. — J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling Quotes About Books
Wherever I am, if I've got a book with me, I have a place I can go and be happy — J. K. Rowling
We have to choose between what is right, and what is easy. — J. K. Rowling
Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love. — J. K. Rowling
Just think how many books I could've sold if Harry had been a bit more creative with his wand." -[On the success of 50 Shades of Grey] — J. K. Rowling
Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! — J. K. Rowling
To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. — J. K. Rowling
The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed. — J. K. Rowling
I believe your friends Misters Fred and George Weasley were responsible for trying to send you a toilet seat. No doubt they thought it would amuse you. — J. K. Rowling
Do not pity the dead, Harry. — J. K. Rowling
What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally the whole school knows. — J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling Quotes About Reading
I will defend the importance of bedtime stories to my last gasp. — J. K. Rowling
To the Dark Lord, I know I will be dead long before you read this but I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret. I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. I face death in the hope that when you meet your match, you will be mortal once more. R.A.B — J. K. Rowling
I don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book. — J. K. Rowling
Oh, there you are, Albus,' he said. 'You've been a very long time. Upset stomach?' 'No, I was merely reading the Muggle magazines,' said Dumbledore. 'I do love knitting patterns. — J. K. Rowling
Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out. — J. K. Rowling
I loathe people who say, 'I always read the ending of the book first.' That really irritates me, It's like someone coming to dinner, just opening the fridge and eating pudding, while you're standing there still working on the starter. It's not on. — J. K. Rowling
Read as much as you possibly can. Nothing will help you as much as reading and you'll go through a phase where you will imitate your favorite writers and that's fine because that's a learning experience too. — J. K. Rowling
Oh, HONESTLY, don't you two read? — J. K. Rowling
Every now and then I read a poem that does touch something in me, but I never turn to poetry for solace or pleasure in the way that I throw myself into prose. — J. K. Rowling
I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book — J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling Quotes About Love
By Gryffindor, the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest; For Ravenclaw, the cleverest Would always be the best; For Hufflepuff, hard workers were Most worthy of admission; And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition. — J. K. Rowling
Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open. — J. K. Rowling
The dementors send their love, Potter! — J. K. Rowling
Sport is a very important subject at school, that's why I gave Quidditch such an important place at Hogwarts. I was very bad in sports, so I gave Harry a talent I would really loved to have. Who wouldn't want to fly? — J. K. Rowling
You're the one who is weak. You will never know love or friendship. And I feel sorry for you. — J. K. Rowling
Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. Love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves it's own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. — J. K. Rowling
Snape's patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from when they were children. — J. K. Rowling
The stories we love best do live in us forever. — J. K. Rowling
If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. — J. K. Rowling
The ones that love us never really leave us. — J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling Quotes About Magic
Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it. — J. K. Rowling
I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" yelled Uncle Vernon. Hagrid seized his pink umbrella and whirled it over his head "NEVER -" he thundered "- INSULT -ALBUS -DUMBLEDORE - IN - FRONT - OF - ME! — J. K. Rowling
There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words. — J. K. Rowling
Don't let the muggles get you down. — J. K. Rowling
Are you planning to follow a career in Magical Law, Miss Granger?” asked Scrimgeour.
“No, I’m not,” retorted Hermione. “I’m hoping to do some good in the world! — J. K. Rowling
There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it. — J. K. Rowling
... perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. — J. K. Rowling
The wand chooses the wizard. — J. K. Rowling
To Harry Potter — the boy who lived! — J. K. Rowling
It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well. — J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling Quotes About Never Giving Up
One can never have enough socks — J. K. Rowling
One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books. — J. K. Rowling
In fact, you couldn't give me anything to make me go back to being a teenager. Never. No, I hated it. — J. K. Rowling
He tried to give his wife pleasure in little ways, because he had come to realize, after nearly two decades together, how often he disappointed her in the big things. It was never intentional. They simply had very different notions of what ought to take up most space in life. — J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling Quotes About Harry
Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf! — J. K. Rowling
Nothing like a nighttime stroll to give you ideas. — J. K. Rowling
Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends! — J. K. Rowling
Longbottom, if brains were gold, you'd be poorer than Weasley, and that's saying something. — J. K. Rowling
Honestly, if you were any slower, you’d be going backward. — J. K. Rowling
You'd better hurry up, they'll be waiting for 'the Chosen Captain' — 'The Boy Who Scored'— whatever they call you these days. — J. K. Rowling
What’s comin’ will come, an’ we’ll meet it when it does. — J. K. Rowling
Muggles have garden gnomes, too, you know," Harry told Ron as they crossed the lawn. "Yeah, I've seen those things they think are gnomes," said Ron, bent double with his head in a peony bush, "like fat little Santa Clauses with fishing rods. — J. K. Rowling
The thing about growing up with Fred and George," said Ginny thoughtfully, "is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve. — J. K. Rowling
Hogwarts is threatened!” shouted Professor McGonagall. “Man the boundaries, protect us, do your duty to our school! — J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling Quotes About Humor
Now, you two – this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've – you've blown up a toilet or –" "Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet." "Great idea though, thanks, Mum. — J. K. Rowling
Don't talk to me." "Why not?" "Because I want to fix that in my memory for ever. Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret. — J. K. Rowling
You haven't got a letter on yours," George observed. "I suppose she thinks you don't forget your name. But we're not stupid-we know we're called Gred and Forge. — J. K. Rowling
Holey? You have the the whole world of ear-related humor before you, you go for holey? — J. K. Rowling
Percy wouldn't notice a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing one of Dobby's hats. — J. K. Rowling
Death's got an Invisibility Cloak?" Harry interrupted again. "So he can sneak up on people," said Ron. "Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking. — J. K. Rowling
Why are they all staring?" demanded Albus as he and Rose craned around to look at the other students. "Don’t let it worry you," said Ron. "It’s me. I’m extremely famous. — J. K. Rowling
He can run faster than Severus Snape confronted with shampoo. — J. K. Rowling
He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy. — J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling Quotes About Potter
Harry witnessed Professor McGonagall walking right past Peeves who was determinedly loosening a crystal chandelier and could have sworn he heard her tell the poltergeist out of the corner of her mouth 'It unscrews the other way. — J. K. Rowling
I thought it sounded a bit like Percy singing... maybe you've got to attack him while he's in the shower, Harry. — J. K. Rowling
What are Fred and I? Next door neighbors? — J. K. Rowling
You will also find that help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it. — J. K. Rowling
Twitchy little ferret, aren't you, Malfoy? — J. K. Rowling
You can't give a Dementor the old one-two! — J. K. Rowling
You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it. — J. K. Rowling
Did you see me disarm Hermione, Harry?" "Only once" said Hermione stung. "I got you loads more then you got me—" "I did not only get you once, I got you at least three times—" "Well if you're counting the one where you tripped over your own feet and knocked the wand out of my hand— — J. K. Rowling
You look in excellent health to me, Potter, so you will excuse me if I don't let you off homework today. I assure you that if you do die, you need not hand it in. — J. K. Rowling
He couldn't know that at this very moment, people meeting up in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: 'To Harry Potter - the boy who lived! — J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling Quotes About Dumbledore
I was supposed to be waiting up here when you got back, only your Phoenix lot got in the way...” “Yes, they do that,” said Dumbledore. — J. K. Rowling
Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right. — J. K. Rowling
Course Dumbledore trusts you,” growled Moody. “He’s a trusting man, isn’t he? Believes in second chances. But me — I say there are spots that don’t come off, Snape. Spots that never come off, d’you know what I mean? — J. K. Rowling
It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated. . . . — J. K. Rowling
Dumbledore will only leave from Hogwarts when there are none loyal to him! — J. K. Rowling
Curiosity is not a sin.... But we should exercise caution with our curiosity... yes, indeed. — J. K. Rowling
It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more. — J. K. Rowling
Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right. -Albus Dumbledore — J. K. Rowling
You think the dead we loved truly ever leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly in times of great trouble? — J. K. Rowling
Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood, wallow in self-pity, stew in their own —” “That’s enough, Phineas,” said Dumbledore. — J. K. Rowling
Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I've met people who don't want to try for fear of failing. — J. K. Rowling
Death is just life's next big adventure. — J. K. Rowling
Can I have a look at Uranus too, Lavender? — J. K. Rowling
You're a prefect? Oh Ronnie! That's everyone in the family!" "What are Fred and I? Next door neighbors? — J. K. Rowling
We have to choose between what is right, and what is easy. — J. K. Rowling
Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf! — J. K. Rowling
Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends! — J. K. Rowling
Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home. — J. K. Rowling
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might has well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default. — J. K. Rowling
Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me. — J. K. Rowling
Another ten points from Gryffindor,” said Snape. “I would expect nothing more sophisticated from you, Ronald Weasley, the boy so solid he cannot Apparate half an inch across a room. — J. K. Rowling
You might belong in Hufflepuff, Where they are just and loyal, Those patient Hufflepuffs are true, And unafraid of toil. — J. K. Rowling
You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as your brain and heart are still working. But you’ll have no sense of self anymore, no memory, no . . . anything. There’s no chance at all of recovery. You’ll just — exist. As an empty shell. And your soul is gone forever . . . lost. — J. K. Rowling
Why are you worrying about YOU-KNOW-WHO, when you should be worrying about YOU-NO-POO? The constipation sensation that's gripping the nation! — J. K. Rowling
Someone's dead," said Malfoy, and his voice seemed to go up an octave as he said it. "One of your people...I don't know who, it was dark...I stepped over the body...I was supposed to be waiting up here when you got back, only your Phoenix lot got in the way. — J. K. Rowling
Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons. — J. K. Rowling
When the Dark Lord takes over, is he going to care how many O.W.L.s or N.E.W.T.s anyone’s got? Of course he isn’t. . . . It’ll be all about the kind of service he received, the level of devotion he was shown. — J. K. Rowling
Don’ you worry, Harry. You’ll learn fast enough. Everyone starts at the beginning at Hogwarts, you’ll be just fine. Just be yerself. I know it’s hard. Yeh’ve been singled out, an’ that’s always hard. But yeh’ll have a great time at Hogwarts — I did — still do, ’smatter of fact. — J. K. Rowling
Enemies of the Heir, beware! You'll be next, Mudbloods! — J. K. Rowling
You don't know what I'm capable of, you don't know what I've done! — J. K. Rowling
What are Fred and I? Next door neighbors? — J. K. Rowling
And this is Nymphadora-" "Don't call me Nymphadora, Remus," said the young witch with a shudder. "It's Tonks." "-Nymphadora Tonks, who prefers to be known by her surname only," finished Lupin. "So would you if your fool of a mother had called you 'Nymphadora,' " muttered Tonks. — J. K. Rowling
Depression is the most unpleasant thing I have ever experienced. . . . It is that absence of being able to envisage that you will ever be cheerful again. The absence of hope. That very deadened feeling, which is so very different from feeling sad. Sad hurts but it's a healthy feeling. It is a necessary thing to feel. Depression is very different. — J. K. Rowling
Twitchy little ferret, aren't you, Malfoy? — J. K. Rowling
He’ll accept anyone at Hogwarts, s’long as they’ve got the talent. Knows people can turn out okay even if their families weren’ . . .well . . . all tha’ respectable. — J. K. Rowling
The wizards represent all that the true 'muggle' most fears: They are plainly outcasts and comfortable with being so. Nothing is more unnerving to the truly conventional than the unashamed misfit! — J. K. Rowling
If you’re not in Gryffindor, we’ll disinherit you,” said Ron, “but no pressure. — J. K. Rowling
Never be ashamed! There's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth bothering with. — J. K. Rowling
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. . . — J. K. Rowling
There's a time and a place for getting a smart mouth. — J. K. Rowling
Well, I can certainly see why we're trying to keep them alive. Who wouldn't want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once? — J. K. Rowling
Everybody finished the song at different times. At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march. — J. K. Rowling
Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect. — J. K. Rowling
Where's the fun without a bit of risk? — J. K. Rowling
Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences. — J. K. Rowling
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. — J. K. Rowling
And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred's eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face. — J. K. Rowling
You see, I, unlike you, have been made a prefect, which means that I, unlike you, have the power to hand out punishments.” “Yeah,” said Harry, “but you, unlike me, are a git. — J. K. Rowling
As Ginny and Hermione moved closer to the rest of the family, Harry had a clear view of the bodies lying next to Fred: Remus and Tonks, pale and still and peaceful-looking, apparently asleep beneath the dark, enchanted ceiling. — J. K. Rowling
And he knew that at that moment, they understood each other perfectly, and when he told her what he was going to do now, she would not say ‘be careful’ or ‘don’t do it’, but she would accept his decision because she would not have expected anything less of him. — J. K. Rowling
We’re all going to keep fighting, Harry. You know that? — J. K. Rowling
And Hermione was struggling to her feet in the wreckage, and three red-headed men were grouped on the ground where the wall had blasted apart. Harry grabbed Hermione's hand as they staggered and stumbled over stone and wood. 'No - no - no!' someone was shouting. 'No! Fred! No!' And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred's eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face. — J. K. Rowling
People ask me if there are going to be stories of Harry Potter as an adult. Frankly, if I wanted to, I could keep writing stories until Harry is a senior citizen, but I don't know how many people would actually want to read about a 65 year old Harry still at Hogwarts playing bingo with Ron and Hermione. — J. K. Rowling
Hagrid. You live in a wooden house! — J. K. Rowling
Go on, have a pasty," said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with. It was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron, eating their way through all Harry's pasties, cakes, and candies (the sandwiches lay forgotten). — J. K. Rowling
There you go, Harry!” Ron shouted over the noise. “You weren’t being thick after all — you were showing moral fiber! — J. K. Rowling
I bet you’re not dangerous at all, are you? Are you, you great ugly brute? — J. K. Rowling
We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat! — J. K. Rowling
And what in the name of Merlin’s most baggy Y Fronts was that about? — J. K. Rowling
The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution. — J. K. Rowling
Life Lessons by J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling teaches us that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible. She overcame adversity to become one of the most successful authors of all time and her story is an inspiration to many.
Rowling also shows us the importance of creativity and imagination. She has created a world that has captivated millions of readers and continues to inspire new generations.
Finally, Rowling's work demonstrates the power of storytelling, and how it can be used to bring people together and create a sense of community.
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