1,417 Quotes by J. K. Rowling

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    I never need to find time to read. When people say to me, ‘Oh, yeah, I love reading. I would love to read, but I just don’t have time,’ I’m thinking, ‘How can you not have time?’ I read when I’m drying my hair. I read in the bath. I read when I’m sitting in the bathroom. Pretty much anywhere I can do the job one-handed, I read.

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    Never," said Hagrid irritably, "try an' get a straight answer out of a centaur. Ruddy stargazers. Not interested in anythin' closer'n the moon.

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    The idea that we could have a child who escapes from the confines of the adult world and goes somewhere where he has power, both literally and metaphorically, really appealed to me.

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    I don't know who Maxime thinks she's kidding. If Hagrid's half-giant, she definitely is. Big bones... the only thing that's got bigger bones than her is a dinosaur.

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

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    Yes, Severus does seem the type, doesn't he? So useful to have him swooping around like an overgrown bat.

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    Just because you’re allowed to use magic now you don’t have to whip your wands out for every tiny little thing!

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