You have to kill a lot of trees before you write anything good. J. K. Rowling More Quotes by J. K. Rowling More Quotes From J. K. Rowling I think the single biggest thing that money gave me-and obviously I came from a place where I was a single mother and it really was hand to mouth at one point. It was literally as poor as you can get in Britain without being homeless at one point. If you've ever been there you will never, ever take for granted that you don't need to worry. Never. J. K. Rowling wisemotherwitty I DON'T CARE!" Harry yelled at them, snatching up a lunascope and throwing it into the fireplace. "I'VE HAD ENOUGH, I'VE SEEN ENOUGH, I WANT OUT, I WANT IT TO END, I DON'T CARE ANYMORE!" "You do care," said Dumbledore. He had not flinched or made a single move to stop Harry demolishing his office. His expression was calm, almost detached. "You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it. J. K. Rowling paindeathmoving Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man. J. K. Rowling rudenesssilencemen Bad news, Harry. I've just been to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She – er, got a bit shirty with me. Told me I'd got my priorities wrong. Seemed to think I cared more about winning the Cup than I do about staying alive. Just because I told her I didn't care if it threw you off, as long as you caught the Snitch first. J. K. Rowling winninglongthinking There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it. J. K. Rowling harry-potter-movieevillife 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 wandsmagicfound I would be a liar if I said I don't care [about my appearance]; yes, I care. I found it very difficult, when I first became well known, to read criticism about how I look, how messy my hair was, and how generally unkempt I look. The nastiest thing ever written was written by a man, and I do remember that. I wasn't looking for it either, it was just simply in the newspaper I was reading. J. K. Rowling wiseliarswitty Everything had shattered. The fact that it was all still there — the walls and the chairs and the children’s pictures on the walls — meant nothing. Every atom of it had been blasted apart and reconstituted in an instant, and its appearance of permanence and solidity was laughable; it would dissolve at a touch, for everything was suddenly tissue-thin and friable. J. K. Rowling atomswallchildren 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 writingbookchildren When you were straight, evil thoughts and memories came pouring up out of the darkness inside you; buzzing black flies clinging to the insides of your skull. J. K. Rowling skullsevilmemories Utiliza el nombre correcto para las cosas. El miedo a un nombre aumenta el miedo a la cosa que se nombra. J. K. Rowling A Dream is where a boy can swim in the deepest oceans and fly over the highest clouds. J. K. Rowling oceandreamboys The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you. J. K. Rowling wheelsresponsibilitylying I am very frustrated by fear of imagination, I don’t think that’s healthy. J. K. Rowling imaginationfearthinking Yes, Harry, blessed as I am with extraordinary brainpower, I understood everything you told me. I think you might even consider the possibility that I understood more than you did. J. K. Rowling blessedmightthinking Dumbledore raised his finger for silence, a silence which fell as though he had struck Uncle Vernon dumb. J. K. Rowling unclessilencedumb Now, I don’t want any of you youngsters to worry — you’ll still have your Potions master when I’m through with him, never fear!” “Wouldn’t it be good if they finished each other off?” Ron muttered in Harry’s ear. J. K. Rowling earswantworry I love being a writer. I am very lucky my life's ambition turned out to be just as much fun as I thought it would be. J. K. Rowling ambitionfunlove-is The difficult thing, the glorious thing, was to be who you really were, even if that person was cruel or dangerous, particularly if cruel and dangerous. There was courage in not distinguishing the animal you happened to be. On the other hand, you had to avoid pretending to be more of an animal than you were: take that path, start exaggerating or faking and you became just another Cubby, just as much of a liar, a hypocrite J. K. Rowling hypocriteliarsanimal It's the ability to resist failure, in many ways, or use failure that often leads to the greatest success, isn't it? J. K. Rowling abilityuseway
