68 J. K. Rowling Quotes for You to Enjoy

J. K. Rowling

English Author

Born: Jul 31, 1965

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

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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

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Of all the subjects on this planet, I think my parents would have been hard put to name one less useful than Greek mythology to securing the keys to an executive bathroom. J. K. Rowling

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

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However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension. J. K. Rowling

I just hate meetings. Though it's true that once you've made a lot of money, people around you might be full of ideas about ways to make lots more money and might be disappointed that you don't want to seize every opportunity to do so. J. K. Rowling

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I do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if you're well-known. There is an innate respect for privacy in Edinburgh people, and I also think they're used to seeing me walking around, so I don't think I'm a very big deal. J. K. Rowling

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On the subject of literary genres, I've always felt that my response to poetry is inadequate. I'd love to be the kind of person that drifts off into the garden with a slim volume of Elizabethan verse or a sheaf of haikus, but my passion is story. J. K. Rowling

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The moment I said I'd finished a book, I knew what would happen. There would be a bidding war, and I would end up with someone who'd got the fattest wallet, who had bought it because I'd written Harry Potter. That would have been why. J. K. Rowling

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