Introduction to J.K. Rowling Quotes
Joanne Kathleen Rowling , better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, film producer, television producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Here are 32 Inspiring J.K. Rowling Quotes to live by.
J.K. Rowling Quotes
1. It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
2. It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
3. If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
4. It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
5. I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
6. To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
7. Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?
8. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.
9. Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears. "After all this time?" "Always," said Snape.
10. Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.
J.K. Rowling Quotes
11. It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.
12. Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have.
13. The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.
14. Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure.
15. We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.
16. Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.
17. We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.
18. He can run faster than Severus Snape confronted with shampoo.
19. Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
20. I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.
J.K. Rowling Quotes
21. It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
22. Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.
23. He must have known I'd want to leave you." "No, he must have known you would always want to come back.
24. We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.
25. Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.
26. It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.
27. Failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. Had I really succeeded at anything else, I might never have found the determination to succeed in the one arena I believed I truly belonged.
J.K. Rowling Quotes
28. I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What’s to be ashamed of? I went through a really rough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that.
29. You’ve got to be prepared for hitting wrong notes occasionally, or quite a lot. That’s just part of the learning process. And read a lot. Reading a lot really helps. Read anything you can get your hands on.
30. Sometimes, you have to stop trying to force it, walk away and let your subconscious show you the way. Fill up on life for a while.
31. The world is full of wonderful things you haven’t seen yet. Don’t ever give up on the chance of seeing them.
32. 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.