We do stigmatise teens a lot and see them as scary and alien. J. K. Rowling More Quotes by J. K. Rowling More Quotes From 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 recoveryheartmemories Print will never die. There's no substitute for the feel of an actual book. I adore physically turning pages, and being able to underline passages and not worrying about dropping them in the bath or running out of power. I also find print books objects of beauty. J. K. Rowling worryrunningbook 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 wifespacetwo Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies. J. K. Rowling greatnessinspirationallying I'm serious, Harry, don't go." But Harry only had one thought in his head, which was to get back in front of the mirror, and Ron wasn't going to stop him. That third night he found his way more quickly than before. He was walking so fast he knew he was making more noise than was wise, but he didn't meet anyone. And there were his mother and father smiling at him again, and one of his grandfathers nodding happily. Harry sank down to sit on the floor in front of the mirror. There was nothing to stop him from staying here all night with his family. Nothing at all. J. K. Rowling wisemotherfather Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. J. K. Rowling boyfriendhusbandrelationship A Horcrux is the complete opposite of a human being. J. K. Rowling horcruxeshumansopposites It’s your one last chance,” said Harry, “it’s all you’ve got left. . . .I’ve seen what you’ll be otherwise. . . . Be a man . . . try . . . Try for some remorse. . . . J. K. Rowling laststryingmen There will be books written about Harry. Every child in the world will know his name. J. K. Rowling namesbookchildren They see Hermione as someone who is not vulnerable, but I see her as someone who does have quite a lot of vulnerability in her personality. J. K. Rowling vulnerablepersonalitydoe 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 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 powerfulwisewitty Half an hour later, each of them had been given a complicated circular chart, and was attempting to fill in the position of the planets at their moment of birth. It was dull work, requiring much consultation of timetables and calculation of angles. “I’ve got two Neptunes here,” said Harry after a while, frowning down at his piece of parchment, “that can’t be right, can it?” “Aaaaah,” said Ron, imitating Professor Trelawney’s mystical whisper, “when two Neptunes appear in the sky, it is a sure sign that a midget in glasses is being born, Harry . . . J. K. Rowling glassesskytwo I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized, and I still had a daughter who I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. J. K. Rowling daughtermotivationalinspirational 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 vocabularywritinggiving Lee Jordan was finding it difficult not to take sides. 'So — after that obvious and disgusting bit of cheating —' 'Jordan!' growled Professor McGonagall. 'I mean after that open and revolting foul —' 'Jordan, I'm warning you —' 'All right, all right. Flint nearly kills the Gryffindor Seeker, which could happen to anyone, I'm sure, so a penalty to Gryffindor, taken by Spinnet, who puts it away, no trouble, and we continue play, Gryffindor still in possession. J. K. Rowling takenmeancheating 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 I just have a funny little wrinkle on the surface of my brain which makes me think about invisible train platforms. J. K. Rowling wisewittythinking You are the true master of death, because the true master does not seek to run away from Death. J. K. Rowling pottersdoerunning Death comes for us all in the end. J. K. Rowling ends In the end, it mattered not that you could not close your mind. It was your heart that saved you. J. K. Rowling endsmindheart Get up, you useless lump, get up! J. K. Rowling lumpsget-upuseless
