Quotes by J.K. Rowling

Sometimes, if she simply remained quiet, and let the inadequacy of his excuses reverberate on the air, he became ashamed and backtracked.

All's fair in love and war, said Ron brightly, and this is a bit of both.

Youth can not know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.

It was the only chance, the only slender hope left to them, and he was going to cling to it until forced to let go

Being different isn't a bad thing. It means you're brave enough to be yourself.

Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.I wish you all very good lives.

Whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive, untouched...

Hermione was screaming again: the sound went through Harry like physical pain.

You're the one who is weak. You will never know love or friendship. And I feel sorry for you.

Being fed, and having a soft bed, and other people being in charge, seemed the most wonderful prospect in the world at that moment.

Divination is turning out to be much more trouble than I could have foreseen, never having studied the subject myself.

At least my happiness doesn't depend on Ron's goalkeeping ability.

I expect what you're not aware of would fill several books, Dursely.

Wow, we're identical!

One more lesson like that and I might just do a Weasley.

Well, I don’t know how to break this to you, but I think theymighthave noticed we broke into Gringotts.

Why would I go looking for someone I know wants to kill me?

Oh, of course," said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. "I forgot we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library.

If we die for them, I'll kill you, Harry!

Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!

But Dumbledore says he doesn't care what they do as long as they don't take him off the Chocolate Frog cards.

There was nothing quite convicting, per se, about Bellatrix but that her looks isolated her from the others and her harnessing that raw, fragile power along with not caring for others made her even more intimidating.

No - no - no!" someone was shouting. "No! Fred! No!"And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred's eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face.

That's chess!" snapped Ron. "You've got to make some sacrifices!

The mistake ninety-nine percent of humanity made, as far as Fats could see, was being ashamed of what they were; lying about it, trying to be somebody else.

I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you.

What's most important in a friendship? Tolerance and loyalty.

Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also

What would come, would come...and you would have to meet it, when it did.

Dumbledore will only leave from Hogwarts when there are none loyal to him!

There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it.

Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.

I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with.

You must accept the reality of other people. You think that reality is up for negotiation, that we think it's whatever you say it is. You must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God.

Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

We can't choose our fate, but we can choose others. Be careful in knowing that.

Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.

There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.

Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me.

The thing about growing up with Fred and George," said Ginny thoughtfully, "is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.

What do I care how 'e looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk! All these scars show is zat my husband is brave!

Like the fact that the person Sirius cared for the most about in the world was you," said Dumbledore quietly.

When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love.

Snape's patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from when they were children.

You are protected, in short, by your ability to love!

After all this time?""Always...

There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione's arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet."Is this the moment?"

Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears."After all this time?""Always," said Snape.

You're a prefect? Oh Ronnie! That's everyone in the family!""What are Fred and I? Next door neighbors?

Death's got an Invisibility Cloak?" Harry interrupted again."So he can sneak up on people," said Ron. "Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking...

Is it true that you shouted at Professor Umbridge?""Yes.""You called her a liar?""Yes.""You told her He Who Must Not Be Named is back?""Yes.""Have a biscuit, Potter.

We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.

Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?""Yes," said Harry stiffly."Yes, sir.""There's no need to call me "sir" Professor."The words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying.

The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.

Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.

Holey? You have the the whole world of ear-related humor before you, you go for holey?

Now, you two – this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've – you've blown up a toilet or –""Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet.""Great idea though, thanks, Mum.

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.

Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.

The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers.

What's coming will come and we'll meet it when it does.

If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on the chance of seeing them.

Reading is the gateway skill that makes all other learning possible.

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

Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.

Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.

Wherever I am, if I’ve got a book with me, I have a place I can go and be happy.

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

The best of us must sometimes eat our words.

Stories can change lives. I’m not sure any other medium can do that.

Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.

No story lives unless someone wants to listen.

If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.

I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a book.

Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.

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.

The ones that love us never really leave us. You can always find them, in here. points to heart

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

The future is the most expensive luxury in the world.

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

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

Family is a life jacket in the stormy sea of life.

I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.

Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life

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

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

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