Choice was dangerous: you had to forgo all other possibilities when you chose. J. K. Rowling More Quotes by J. K. Rowling More Quotes From J. K. Rowling He missed Hogwarts so much it was like having a constant stomachache. He missed the castle, with its secret passageways and ghosts, his classes, … the mail arriving by owl, eating banquets in the Great Hall, sleeping in his four-poster bed in the tower dormitory, visiting the gamekeeper, Hagrid, in his cabin next to the Forbidden Forest in the grounds, and especially, Quidditch, the most popular sport in the wizarding world J. K. Rowling sleepclasssports The world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. J. K. Rowling inspirational-harry-potterdeath-eaterspeople Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth. J. K. Rowling pottersyouthage Ron, you know full well Harry and I were brought up by Muggles!” said Hermione. “We didn’t hear stories like that when we were little, we heard ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ and ‘Cinderella’ —” “What’s that, an illness?” asked Ron. J. K. Rowling muggleswhitesnow Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple. J. K. Rowling morningartfall 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 harry-potter-movieinspirational-harry-potterthinking 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 soulmatemomentsdecision That's the perennial appeal of magic - that we ourselves have power and we can shape our world. I sometimes think its very analogous to having a lot of money that people think - 'cause that's kind of like a super power. J. K. Rowling our-worldpeoplethinking Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire. J. K. Rowling pinnacleaustenliterature ... you could claim that anything's real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody's proved it doesn't exist! J. K. Rowling realsillybelieve 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 mugglesmisfitswizards Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out. J. K. Rowling readinginspirationalbook 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 funeralsingingsong Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open. J. K. Rowling spiritualheartlove 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 young-friendswritingchildren But this is touching, Severus,” said Dumbledore seriously. “Have you grown to care for the boy, after all?” “For him?” shouted Snape. “Expecto Patronum!” From the tip of his wand burst the silver doe. She landed on the office floor, bounded once across the office, and soared out of the window. 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. J. K. Rowling officeeyeboys I loved writing for kids, I loved talking to children about what I'd written, I don't want to leave that behind. J. K. Rowling writingkidschildren He had been so busy getting away from the library, he hadn't paid attention to where he was going. J. K. Rowling libraryreadingbook I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you. J. K. Rowling voicehopewater It’s so difficult to describe [depression] to someone who’s never been there, because it’s not sadness. I know sadness. Sadness is to cry and to feel. But it’s that cold absence of feeling — that really hollowed-out feeling. J. K. Rowling coldsadnessfeelings
