Quotes by Joanne Kathleen Rowling

“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.”

“Youre a prefect? Oh Ronnie! Thats everyone in the family! [Molly Weasley]What are Fred and I? Next door neighbours?”

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”

“Ron: >staring in to a misty crystal ball< I dont need to ask her what this means. Its telling me there is going to be fog tonight.”

“Theres enough filth on my robes without you touching them.”

“Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.”

“Indifference and neglect often do more damage than outright dislike.”

“...someone might slip dragon dung in it again eh, Perce? said Fred. That was a sample of fertiliser from Norway! said Percy, going very red in the face, It was nothing personal! It was, Fred whispered to Harry, as they got up from the table. We sent it.”

“Until a person can say deeply and honestly, I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday, that person cannot say, I choose otherwise”

“What matters is not the length of the wand, but the magic in the stick”

“Every day use your magic to be of service to others.”

“Most important in a friendship? Tolerance and loyalty.”

“Anythings possible if youve got enough nerve.”

“If you want to know what a mans like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

“It matters not what a person is born, but who they choose to be.”

“Ah music....a magic far beyond anything done here.”

“Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man.”

“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. (Dumbledore)”

“People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than for being right.”

“I owe nothing to my brothers, nor do I gather debts from them. I ask none to live for me, nor do I live for any others. I covet no mans soul, nor is my soul theirs to covet.”