Quotes about book
book thinking safe
What I would most like to think they would take away, is what I take away when I read my favorite books. Which is the knowledge that there is always somewhere you can go, that you love, and where you're safe. And that's how I feel about my favorite books, wherever I am, if I've got that book with me, I've got a place where I can go and be happy. So if that place is Hogwarts for anyone, then I couldn't be more honored or humbled. J. K. Rowling
book writing plans
I won't say 'never,' but I have no plans to write an eighth book. J. K. Rowling
book writing years
During the first five years that I was writing the series, I made plans and wrote small pieces of all the books. I concentrate on one book at a time, though occasionally I will get an idea for a future book and scribble it down for future reference. J. K. Rowling
book writing two
Yes, it has made me happier. Finishing them has made me happier. Before I wrote the Potter books, I'd never finished a novel. I came close to finishing two. J. K. Rowling
book hermione convinced
The presence of hundreds of books had finally convinced Hermione that what they were doing was right. J. K. Rowling
book dedication splits
The dedication of this book is split seven ways: to Neil, to Jessica, to David, to Kenzie, to Di, to Anne, and to you, if you have stuck with Harry until the very end. J. K. Rowling
book people dinner
I loathe people who say, 'I always read the ending of the book first.' That really irritates me, It's like someone coming to dinner, just opening the fridge and eating pudding, while you're standing there still working on the starter. It's not on. J. K. Rowling
book mislead
Books can be misleading J. K. Rowling
book character imagination
My readers have to work with me to create the experience. They have to bring their imaginations to the story. No one sees a book in the same way, no one sees the characters the same way. As a reader you imagine them in your own mind. So, together, as author and reader, we have both created the story. J. K. Rowling
book two would-be
Will there ever be an encyclopedia? Possibly. I would say two things about the encyclopedia: firstly, I’ve always said and I stand by it, whenever I do do a printed encyclopedia I would like all the proceeds to go to charity. Back in 1998 I never dreamt I personally I would be in the position that I could set up a large charitable foundation and personally do things for charity, and I’ve done other charity books already. J. K. Rowling
book
I expect what you're not aware of would fill several books, Dursely. J. K. Rowling
book everyday compliment
Madam Pince, our librarian, tells me that it is 'pawed about, dribbled on, and generally maltreated' nearly everyday - a high compliment for any book. J. K. Rowling
book eye past
She picked up the book and then walked back past him into the tent, but as she did so, she brushed the top of his head lightly with her hand. He closed his eyes at her touch, and hated himself for wishing that what she said was true: that Dumbledore had really cared. J. K. Rowling
book hunting hands
What are you doing with all those books anyway?" Ron asked. Just trying to decide which ones to take with us," said Hermione. When we're looking for the Horcruxes." Oh, of course," said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. "I forgot we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library. J. K. Rowling
book names hands
How in the name of Merlin's pants have you managed to get your hands on those Horcrux books? J. K. Rowling
book writing potters
Harry: This book belongs to Harry Potter. Ron: Shared by Ron Weasley, because his fell apart. Hermione: Why don't you buy a new one then? Ron: Write on your own book, Hermione. Hermione: You bought all those dungbombs on Saturday. You could have bought a new book instead. Ron: Dungbombs rule. J. K. Rowling
book skulls mind
The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by an invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing. J. K. Rowling
book printed-books want
I would always want printed books. J. K. Rowling
book writing needs
I've been asked this question so many times, do you feel you need to write a book for adults? No, I don't need to write a book for adults. J. K. Rowling
book writing potters
No, there's no University for Wizards. At the moment I'm only planning to write seven Harry Potter books. I won't say "never," but I have no plans to write an eighth book. J. K. Rowling
book writing grieving
I don't feel quite normal if I haven't written for a while. I doubt I will ever again write anything as popular as the "Harry" books, but I can live with that thought quite easily. By the time I stop writing about Harry, I will have lived with him for 13 years, and I know it's going to feel like a bereavement. So I'll probably take some time off to grieve, and then on with the next book! J. K. Rowling
book answers clue
I really like how the sixth book is going. A lot happens in the sixth book and a lot of questions are answered. I really have a sense that we are nearly there and it is time for answers, not more questions and clues, although obviously there are a few clues as I am not quite finished yet. J. K. Rowling
book taken years
There aren't that many people who have written seven-book series, taken them 17 years. Actually finishing was (the) most remarkable feeling I've ever had. (I) couldn't tell you which was uppermost - euphoria or feeling devastated. J. K. Rowling
book writing thinking
I think they thought it was very arrogant of me to write the end of my seven books series when I didn't have a publisher and no-one had heard of me J. K. Rowling
book writing persistence
I've been writing since I was six. It is a compulsion, so I can't really say where the desire came from; I've always had it. My breakthrough with the first book came through persistence, because a lot of publishers turned it down! J. K. Rowling
book thinking forever
I think it’s the books that you read when you’re young that live with you forever. J. K. Rowling
book thinking creative
Just think how many books I could've sold if Harry had been a bit more creative with his wand." -[On the success of 50 Shades of Grey] J. K. Rowling
book parent limits
When I was quite young my parents never said books were off limits. J. K. Rowling
book thinking people
The Potter books in general are a prolonged argument for tolerance, a prolonged plea for an end to bigotry. And I think it's one of the reasons that some people don't like the books, but I think that's it's a very healthy message to pass on to younger people that you should question authority and you should not assume that the establishment or the press tells you all of the truth. J. K. Rowling
book men shining
Books-bright windows in this life of ours, lit by the shining souls of men. H. G. Wells
book writing trying
If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. H. G. Wells
book reading ideas
Good books are the warehouses of ideas. H. G. Wells
book night stories
Tell the truth and read story books;it will take you to the magical moment in a glory night. H. G. Wells