I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had. – J. K. Rowling
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
I remember the first time I heard a teenager say ‘LOL.’ Just what? But it means ‘laugh.’ Why don’t you just laugh? What are you doing? – J. K. Rowling
I loved writing for kids, I loved talking to children about what I’d written, I don’t want to leave that behind. – J. K. Rowling
The poor are discussed as this homogeneous mash, like porridge. The idea that they might be individuals, and be where they are for very different, diverse reasons, again seems to escape some people. – J. K. Rowling
Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young. – J. K. Rowling
I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It’s totally for myself. I never in my wildest dreams expected this popularity. – J. K. Rowling
If ever I expected to come face to face with an angry Christian fundamentalist, it wasn’t in FAO Schwarz. – J. K. Rowling
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
The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution. – J. K. Rowling