Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire.
— J. K. Rowling
Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.
Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
I will carry on writing, to be sure. But I don't know if I would want to publish again after Harry Potter.
There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other.
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.
I was convinced that the only thing I wanted to do ever - was write novels.
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
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.
Death is just life's next big adventure.
Secretly we're all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be.
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.
Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.
Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
The first story I finished was when I was six years old.
Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
