The quotations of

J. K. Rowling

English author

born 1965

7 quotes, most often on Inspiration. Part of the Writers collection.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- Life & Death
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)
- Failure
The world is full of wonderful things you haven’t seen yet. Don’t ever give up on the chance of seeing them.
Online tweet, in response to an extremely depressed person contemplating suicide, as quoted in “J.K. Rowling Sends Beautiful Message to Fan Who Wants to ‘Finally Give Up’” by Alex Ungerman ET Online (5 May 2015)
- Hope
- Inspiration
The Internet doesn’t just offer opportunities for misogynistic abuse, you know. Penis enlargers can also be bought discreetly.
Tweet (8 May 2015), as cited in “J.K. Rowling Burns Twitter Troll With ‘Penis Enlargers’ Joke”, The Hollywood Reporter (8 May 2015)
- Clever Jabs
- Internet
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)
- Change
- Inspiration
I refuse to bow down to a movement that I believe is doing demonstrable harm in seeking to erode ‘woman’ as a political and biological class and offering cover to predators like few before it.
Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues (10 June 2020)
- Women
No story lives unless someone wants to listen.
The stories we love best do live in us forever. So, whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 London Premiere (July 2011)
- Reading
- Writing

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