J. K. Rowling Quotes

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  • Oh, HONESTLY, don't you two read?

  • Hide them all, then. Keep her – them – safe. Please.' And what will you give me in return, Severus?' In – in return? Anything.

  • Neville will play Quidditch for England before Hagrid lets Dumbledore down.

  • I've never stunned anyone except in our D.A. lessons," said Luna, sounding mildly interested. "That was noisier than I thought it would be.

    Would Be   Said  
  • He's only silent because he's too thick to string two words together.

  • Which way did they go, Peeves?" Filch was saying. "Quick, tell me." "Say 'please.'" "Don't mess with me, Peeves, now where did they go?" "Shan't say nothing if you don't say please," said Peeves in his annoying singsong voice. "All right- PLEASE." "NOTHING! Ha haaa! Told you I wouldn't say nothing if you didn't say please! Ha ha! Haaaaaa!" And they heard the sound of Peeves whooshing away and Filch cursing in rage.

    Voice  
  • But Colin's only understanding of love was of limitless loyalty, boundless tolerance.

  • We must try not to sink beneath our anguish, Harry, but battle on.

  • Potter is mocked by a faculty member for the idea that there is evil in the world from which even children need to learn to defend themselves by the actual practice of doing so rather than familiarity with theory.

  • Hallows, not Horcruxes.

  • Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood, wallow in self-pity, stew in their own —” “That’s enough, Phineas,” said Dumbledore.

  • How do you remember everything from different books when you are still writing the HP series? As obsessive fans will tell you, I do slip up! Several classrooms move floors mysteriously between books and these are the least serious continuity errors! Most of the fansites will point you in the direction of my mistakes. But the essentials remain consistent from book to book because the story has been plotted for a long time and it is clear in my mind.

  • Because that's what Hermione does,' said Ron, shrugging. 'When in doubt, go to the library.

    J. K. Rowling (1999). “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”, Raincoast Books
  • Be good now, Potty...Weasel King.

  • He's a funny man, Dumbledore. I think he sort of wanted to give me a chance. I think he knows more or less everything that goes on here, you know. I reckon he had a pretty good idea we were going to try, and instead of stopping us, he just taught us enough to help. I don't think it was an accident he let me find out how the Mirror worked. It's almost like he thought I had the right to face Voldemort if I could.

  • Finally, the truth. Lying with his face pressed into the dusty carpet of the office where he had once thought he was learning the secrets of victory, Harry understood at last that he was not supposed to survive.

    Lying  
  • It is my baby and if I want to bring it out to play again, I will.

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

  • I had the idea of a boy who was a wizard and didn't yet know what he was. I never sat down and wondered, "What shall I write about next?". It just came, fully formed.

    Boys  
  • Muggles have garden gnomes, too, you know," Harry told Ron as they crossed the lawn. "Yeah, I've seen those things they think are gnomes," said Ron, bent double with his head in a peony bush, "like fat little Santa Clauses with fishing rods.

  • All those poor elves I haven’t set free yet, having to stay over during Christmas because there aren’t enough hats!

  • Professor,” Harry gasped. “Your bird — I couldn’t do anything — he just caught fire —

    J. K. Rowling (1999). “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”, Raincoast Books
  • What's that?" he snarled, staring at the envelope Harry was still clutching in his hand. "If it's another form for me to sign, you've got another -" "It's not," said Harry cheerfully. "It's a letter from my godfather." "Godfather?" sputtered Uncle Vernon. "You haven't got a godfather!" "Yes, I have," said Harry brightly. "He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy.

    Dad  
  • But before he went loopy he was the life and soul of the party," said Fred. "He used to down an entire bottle of firewhiskey, then run onto the dance floor, hoist up his robes, and start pulling bunches of flowers out of his--" Yes, he sounds like a real charmer," said Hermione, while Harry roared with laughter. Never married, for some reason," said Ron.

  • The sky outside the window was changing rapidly from deep, velvety blue to cold, steely gray and then, slowly, to pink shot with gold.

  • It's lucky it's dark. I haven't blushed so much since Madam Pomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs.

    J.K. Rowling (2015). “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone”, p.16, Pottermore
  • The sooner this wedding's over the happier I'll be." [Ron] "Yeah" said Harry, "then we'll have nothing to do except find Horcruxes....It'll be like a holiday, won't it?

  • You can laugh! But people used to believe there were no such things as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack!

  • I always advise children who ask me for tips on being a writer to read as much as they possibly can. Jane Austen gave a young friend the same advice, so I'm in good company there.

    "Of magic and single motherhood". Interview with Margaret Weir, www.salon.com. March 14, 1999.
  • Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways.

    Boys  
    1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, opening lines.
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