I'm not a billionaire, what a tragedy. J. K. Rowling More Quotes by J. K. Rowling More Quotes From J. K. Rowling Failure is so impor - it doesn't get spoken about enough. We speak about success all the time. J. K. Rowling about-success speak enough Love is the most powerful thing of all and I remember thinking that - God, I'm about to make myself cry but, I remember thinking that when 9/11 happened because those last phone calls were about - the last thing knowingly, that I'm going to say on this earth is "I love you". What's more powerful than that? What's more proof than that? Beyond fear, beyond death. J. K. Rowling powerful love-you love-is I'm very frustrated by fear of imagination. I don't think that's healthy. J. K. Rowling healthy imagination thinking I don't drive. No. Cars terrify me. I am really frightened of cars. J. K. Rowling frightened car Love wins. It does win. We know it wins. J. K. Rowling knows winning doe I've often met people who are terrified, you know, in a straight jacket of their own making because they'd rather do anything that fail. They don't want to try for fear of failing. J. K. Rowling want trying people I think what is probably hard for people to imagine is how wrapped up the 17 years' work on Harry Potter is with what was going on in my life at the time. I was mourning the loss of this world that I had written for so long and loved so much. I was also mourning the retreat it had been from - from ordinary life, which it has been. And it forced me to look back at 17 years of my life and remember things. J. K. Rowling loss long thinking I'd always said never say never, because I knew that Warner Brothers wanted to do something with "Fantastic Beasts," and I did have kind of a yen to do that. J. K. Rowling beast kind brother You could tie my hands to my sides, I suppose, but I have to write. For my own mental health, I need to write. J. K. Rowling ties writing hands I'm sure that I'll never have another success like Harry Potter for the rest of my life, no matter how many books I write, and no matter whether they're good or bad. J. K. Rowling potters writing book I like the distinction. It enables me to have more easygoing encounters in my private life. J. K. Rowling encounters distinction private-life I think that emotionally, I've probably felt a little bit more balanced when I started writing again. J. K. Rowling writing littles thinking If there is a connection between Harry Potter and my new novel, it's my interest in characters. J. K. Rowling potters connections character I've been writing my entire life, and I'll always write. But at times I have told myself that I don't necessarily have to publish anything else. J. K. Rowling publish writing The success of Harry Potter has given me lots of freedom. I can pay my bills, and I don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore. J. K. Rowling potters bills pay There is plenty of ambitious competition and hypocrisy in the middle class, which makes it a rather fertile environment for a writer. J. K. Rowling competition hypocrisy class I would never recommend my novel as a parenting guide. But we happen to live at a very hectic and hurried time, and I believe that many parents are too wrapped up in themselves. J. K. Rowling guides parent believe Many parts of my life are perfectly ordinary, if that's what you mean. One could even call it boring, but that's what I like about it. J. K. Rowling boring ordinary mean Everyone wanted my emotions to be very simple. They wanted me to say, "I was poor and I was unhappy, and now I've got money and I'm really happy." J. K. Rowling emotion unhappy simple There was no press involvement, there was no pressure. Life was very pure and it became more complicated. J. K. Rowling involvement complicated pressure
