J. K. Rowling Quotes


"His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Knowledge, Nothing)

"Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them."
- J. K. Rowling
"I will carry on writing, to be sure. But I don't know if I would want to publish again after Harry Potter."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Want, Will, Writing)

"Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Hearing, World)

"Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Fear, Name)

"Death is just life's next big adventure."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Death, Life, Adventure)

"Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."
- J. K. Rowling
"I really don't believe in magic."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Magic)

"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Indifference, Neglect)

"There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Ending)

"Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Age, Men, Forget, Old, Youth)

"You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Thinking)

"What's coming will come and we'll just have to meet it when it does."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Will)

"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Death, Adventure, Mind)

"To the philosopher, death is but the next great adventure."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Death, Adventure)

"There is no good or evil: only power and those too weak to seak it."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Power)

"The best of us must sometimes eat our words."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Words)

"Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Trust)

"Never be ashamed! There's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth bothering with."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Worth)

"Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire."
- J. K. Rowling
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Bravery, Enemies, Friends)

"If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Time, Popularity, Will)

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Dreams, Forget)

"It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Choices)

"The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution."
- J. K. Rowling
(Related: Truth, Caution)