More quotes by J.K. Rowling

"Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out."
"Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences."
"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."
"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."
"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."