J. K. Rowling Quotes

English - Author Born: July 31, 1965

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. - J. K. Rowling

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. J. K. Rowling

Man, Equality, You, True, See, Want

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

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

Choices, More, Show, Than, Our, Far

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. J. K. Rowling

Failure, Live, You, Impossible, Without

The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers. - J. K. Rowling

The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers. J. K. Rowling

Internet, Curse, Teenagers, Been, Boon

I sometimes have a tendency to walk on the dark side. - J. K. Rowling

I sometimes have a tendency to walk on the dark side. J. K. Rowling

Walk, Dark, Sometimes, Dark Side, Side

What's coming will come and we'll just have to meet it when it does. - J. K. Rowling

What's coming will come and we'll just have to meet it when it does. J. K. Rowling

Meet, Will, Just, Coming, Come, Does

Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve. - J. K. Rowling

Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve. J. K. Rowling

You, Enough, Possible, Anything, Got

Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. - J. K. Rowling

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

Dislike, More, Neglect, Than, Much

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

Courage, Great, Friends, Stand, Stand Up

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. J. K. Rowling

Good, You, Understanding, Writing, Will

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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 to that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared. J. K. Rowling

Power, Innovation, Imagination, Never

Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. J. K. Rowling

Work, Failure, Myself, Me, Energy, Talk

Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain. - J. K. Rowling

Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain. J. K. Rowling

Trust, Brain, Think, You, Never, See

Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself. - J. K. Rowling

Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself. J. K. Rowling

Fear, Name, Itself, Thing, Increases

I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized, and I still had a daughter who I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. J. K. Rowling

Life, Daughter, Fear, My Life, Free, Big

And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss. J. K. Rowling

Me, Writing, Cafe, Seeing, Bliss, Just

Death is just life's next big adventure. J. K. Rowling

Life, Death, Adventure, Next, Big, Just

Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools. J. K. Rowling

Fear, Yourself, Depression, Stress, Own

I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had. J. K. Rowling

Best, Talent, Someone, She, Like, Who

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

You, Worth, Never, Some, Ashamed, Hold

If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time. J. K. Rowling

Time, You, Long Time, Long, Will, Afraid

Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire. J. K. Rowling

Aspire, Other, Which, Jane Austen, Jane

I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society. We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it? J. K. Rowling

Society, Drive, Short, Know, Judgment

Bigotry is probably the thing I detest most. J. K. Rowling

Most, Thing, Detest

There was a point where I really felt I had 'penniless divorcee lone parent' tattooed on my head. J. K. Rowling

Parent, Head, Where, Point, Felt, Really

Failure means a stripping away of the inessential. - J. K. Rowling

Failure means a stripping away of the inessential. J. K. Rowling

Failure, Away, Means, Stripping

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