Joanne Rowling, ( born 31 July 1965), writing under the pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, philanthropist, film and television producer and screenwriterbest known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series. The books have won multiple awards, and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history.
From being a jobless single mother to a billionaire, J.K. Rowling is the perfect example of the “rags to riches” story.
Here are our 25 Best J. K. Rowling Quotes.
“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
"Death is just life's next big adventure."
"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike."
"Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."
"It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be."
"I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What's to be ashamed of? I went through a really rough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that."
"Whatever money you might have, self-worth really lies in finding out what you do best."
We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.”
“Failure is not fun. It can be awful. But living so cautiously that you never fail is worse.”
"The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive."
“Curiosity is not a sin…. But we should exercise caution with our curiosity."
“You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity.”
"We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.”
"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 fail by default.”
“As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters."
The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution."
"In a novel you have to resist the urge to tell everything."
"When people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance."
"It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
"If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
"What's coming will come and we'll just have to meet it when it does."
"I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had."
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
"Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself."
“People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”
"Humans have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them."
