J. K. Rowling Quotes
born 1965 England
Joanne Rowling, CH, OBE, HonFRSE, FRCPE, FRSL (born 31 July 1965), is a British novelist, best known for writing the Harry Potter series as J. K.
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Also known as: J. K Rowling, J.K. Rowling, JK Rowling, Joanne Rowling, Rowling, Rowling, J.K.
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Dumbledore knows pretty much everything anyway, but that Hermione has read it somewhere.
There's the silver lining I've been looking for.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007)
The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.
The wizards represent all that the true "muggle" most fears: They are plainly outcasts and comfortable with being so. Nothing is more unnerving to the truly conventional than the unashamed misfit!
They see it for what it is [...] It is a fantasy world and they understand that completely.
It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies; but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.
Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have.
We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. We have the power to imagine better.
Harvard address (2008)
Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth.
The world is full of wonderful things you haven’t seen yet. Don’t ever give up on the chance of seeing them.
There is something about a mass of human beings. There's always an edge in a crowd. Always.
The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling (2023)
If I try harder I might be reincarnated as a lonely virgin hiding behind a cartoon frog.
You should question authority and you should not assume that the establishment or the press tells you all of the truth.
I don't think I've ever wanted magic more.
I want trans women to be safe. At the same time, I do not want to make natal girls and women less safe.
Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues (2020)
Now, I am not going to stand here and tell you that failure is fun.
Harvard address (2008)
The long-term health risks of cross-sex hormones have been now been tracked over a lengthy period. These side-effects are often minimised or denied by trans activists.
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.
Harvard address (2008)
We're living through the most misogynistic period I've experienced. … Everywhere, women are being told to shut up and sit down, or else.
Everywhere, women are being told to shut up and sit down, or else.
Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues (2020)