I think that perhaps if I had had to slow down the ideas so... - J.K. Rowling

"Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me."

"I think it’s the books that you read when you’re young that live with you forever."

"We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already."

"Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life."

"I don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book."