J. K. Rowling Quotes

But I was the most unashamed lone parent you were ever going to meet.

‘Harry Potter’ gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

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.

Never be ashamed! There’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth bothering with.

It is perfectly possible to live a very moral life without a belief in God, and I think it’s perfectly possible to live a life peppered with ill-doing and believe in God.

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.

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

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

Achievable goals are the first step to self improvement.

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

The middle class is so funny, it’s the class I know best, and it’s the class where you find the most pretension, so that’s what makes the middle classes so funny.

The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous.