In truth, I never consider the audience for whom I'm writing. I just write what I want to write.

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

I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write.

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

Then you should have died! Died, rather than betray your friends, as we would have done for you!

Are — you — insane?” said Hermione in a hushed voice. 'I don't think so,' said Harry, shrugging.

Imagine losing fingernails, Harry! That really puts our sufferings into perspective, doesn't it?

I am not trying to influence anyone into black magic. That is the very last thing I'd want to do.

Gilderoy Lockhart is also a lot like someone I once knew, but I don't think I'd better elaborate!

Are you insane? Of course I want to leave the Dursleys! Have you got a house? When can I move in?

Was it love when somebody filled a space in your life that yawned inside you, once they had gone?

In the end, it mattered not that you could not close your mind. It was your heart that saved you.

Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man.

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

I've got plenty of money, more money than I ever dreamed I would have. But I am not a billionaire.

He had been so busy getting away from the library, he hadn't paid attention to where he was going.

Life is too short. I only want to do things that I enjoy, or that I think are good or worth doing.

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution.

Depression isn't just being a bit sad. It's feeling nothing. It's not wanting to be alive anymore.

The truth is always easier than a lie or an evasion - easier to deal with and easier to live with.

Pity you can't attach an extra arm to your [broom], Malfoy. Then it could catch the Snitch for you.

Your devotion is nothing more than cowardice. You would not be here if you had anywhere else to go.

You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts...but you cannot deny he's got style.

I won't blast people out of my way just because they're there' said Harry. 'That's Voldemort's job.

The only reason to delay at this point was because the immediate prospect was so deeply uninviting.

I’m very busy with schoolwork, of course." "How can she be?" said Ron in horror. "We’re on vacation!

When you have that last piece of the jigsaw, everything will, I hope, be clear..." -Albus Dumbledore

Snape was looking as though the first person to ask him for a Love Potion would be force-fed poison.

The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the pair of us?' Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him.

Vot is the point of being an international Quidditch player if all the good-looking girls are taken?

You can have a very intense relationship with fictional characters because they are in your own head.

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

In fact, you couldn't give me anything to make me go back to being a teenager. Never. No, I hated it.

Howard and Shirley were clothed, always, in an invisible layer of decorum that they never laid aside.

The presence of hundreds of books had finally convinced Hermione that what they were doing was right.

I think that emotionally, I've probably felt a little bit more balanced when I started writing again.

Why don't you confer with Mr. Finnigan? As I recall, he has a particular proclivity for pyrotechnics.

I will be sharing additional information I've been hoarding for years about the world of Harry Potter

This is not about money or anything other than the pleasure of reading for people who want to read it.

I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.

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

I knew I could do it all this time,” said Harry, “Because I'd already done it... does that make sense?

Chess was the only thing Hermione ever lost at, something Harry and Ron thought was very good for her.

He must have known I'd want to leave you." "No, he must have known you would always want to come back.

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

Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.

Gringotts was the safest place in the world for something you wanted to hide — except perhaps Hogwarts.

Harry: "And what if I wave my wand and nothing happens?” Ron: “Throw it away and punch him on the nose.

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

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

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