Quotes By J. K. Rowling

However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension.

I am not a particularly thick-skinned person.

I am proud of having done what I've done. Very proud.

I've laid my friends bare.

It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

I am the freest author in the world.

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.

I think you have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently.

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.

Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.

Writing and cafes are strongly linked in my brain.

I don't think I am evangelical in my work.

In fact, you couldn't give me anything to make me go back to being a teenager. Never. No, I hated it.

Honestly, I think we should be delighted people still want to read, be it on a Kindle or a Nook or whatever the latest device is.

I really don't believe in magic.

I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks.

I've been asked this question so many times, do you feel you need to write a book for adults? No, I don't need to write a book for adults.

You lose your individuality a huge amount when you have no money, and I certainly had that experience.