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J.K. Rowling Quotes

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The imaginative and inspiring voice of J.K. Rowling has captivated readers around the world with tales of magic, courage, and friendship. Through her storytelling, she explores themes of hope, resilience, and the power of choice in the face of adversity. The following quotes reflect her wisdom, creativity, and the enduring lessons that continue to resonate across generations.
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It unscrews the other way.
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Nobody's ever asked me to a party before, as a friend. Is that why you dyed your eyebrow, for the party? Should I do mine too?
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter... or at least, most minds are...
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Did you see me disarm Hermione, Harry?"
"Only once" said Hermione stung. "I got you loads more then you got me—"
"I did not only get you once, I got you at least three times—"
"Well if you're counting the one where you tripped over your own feet and knocked the wand out of my hand—
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Beds empty! No note! Car gone — could have crashed — out of my mind with worry — did you care? — never, as long as I’ve lived — you wait until your father gets home, we never had trouble like this from Bill or Charlie or Percy —"
"Perfect Percy,” muttered Fred.
“YOU COULD DO WITH TAKING A LEAF OUT OF PERCY’S BOOK!” yelled Mrs. Weasley, prodding a finger in Fred’s chest. “You could have died, you could have been seen, you could have lost your father his job —”
It seemed to go on for hours. Mrs. Weasley had shouted herself hoarse before she turned on Harry, who backed away.
“I’m very pleased to see you, Harry, dear,” she said.
From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Professor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, retired at the end of last year in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs.
From Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Yeah, well, food's one of the five exceptions to Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfigurations," said Ron, to general astonishment.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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If she could have died...if she could have disappeared forever...but the solid surface of things refused to dissolve around her, and her body, her hateful hermaphrodite's body, continued in its stubborn, lumpen way, to live...
From The Casual Vacancy
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There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it.
From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Sometimes, if she simply remained quiet, and let the inadequacy of his excuses reverberate on the air, he became ashamed and backtracked.
From The Casual Vacancy
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Don't talk to me."
"Why not?"
"Because I want to fix that in my memory for ever. Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret...
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Yeah, Quirrell was a great teacher. There was just that minor drawback of him having Lord Voldemort sticking out of the back of his head!
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Of all the trees we could've hit, we had to get one that hits back.
From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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The Death Eaters can't all be pure-blood, there aren't enough pure-blood wizards left," said Hermione stubbornly. "I expect most of them are half-bloods pretending to be pure. It's only Muggle-borns they hate, they'd be quite happy to let you and Ron join up"
"There is no way they'd let me be a Death Eater!" said Ron indignantly...."My whole family are blood traitors! That's as bad as Muggle-borns to Death Eaters!"
"And they'd love to have me," said Harry sarcastically. "We'd be best pals if they didn't keep trying to do me in.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Do you mean ter tell me," he growled at the Dursleys, "that this boy—this boy!—knows nothin' abou'—about ANYTHING?"
Harry thought this was going a bit far. He had been to school, after all, and his marks weren't bad.
"I know some things," he said. "I can, you know, do math and stuff.
From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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You can laugh! But people used to believe there were no such things as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack!
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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She should've interviewed Snape," said Harry grimly. "He'd give her the goods on me any day. "Potter has been crossing lines ever since he first arrived at this school...
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Don't be stupid, it's a flying house!
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
From Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
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Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.
"After all this time?"
"Always," said Snape.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Killing is not so easy as the innocent believe.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Harry, you wonderful boy, you brave, brave man.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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It unscrews the other way.
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Nobody's ever asked me to a party before, as a friend. Is that why you dyed your eyebrow, for the party? Should I do mine too?
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter... or at least, most minds are...
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Did you see me disarm Hermione, Harry?"
"Only once" said Hermione stung. "I got you loads more then you got me—"
"I did not only get you once, I got you at least three times—"
"Well if you're counting the one where you tripped over your own feet and knocked the wand out of my hand—
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Beds empty! No note! Car gone — could have crashed — out of my mind with worry — did you care? — never, as long as I’ve lived — you wait until your father gets home, we never had trouble like this from Bill or Charlie or Percy —"
"Perfect Percy,” muttered Fred.
“YOU COULD DO WITH TAKING A LEAF OUT OF PERCY’S BOOK!” yelled Mrs. Weasley, prodding a finger in Fred’s chest. “You could have died, you could have been seen, you could have lost your father his job —”
It seemed to go on for hours. Mrs. Weasley had shouted herself hoarse before she turned on Harry, who backed away.
“I’m very pleased to see you, Harry, dear,” she said.
From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Professor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, retired at the end of last year in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs.
From Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Yeah, well, food's one of the five exceptions to Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfigurations," said Ron, to general astonishment.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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If she could have died...if she could have disappeared forever...but the solid surface of things refused to dissolve around her, and her body, her hateful hermaphrodite's body, continued in its stubborn, lumpen way, to live...
From The Casual Vacancy
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There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it.
From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Sometimes, if she simply remained quiet, and let the inadequacy of his excuses reverberate on the air, he became ashamed and backtracked.
From The Casual Vacancy
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Don't talk to me."
"Why not?"
"Because I want to fix that in my memory for ever. Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret...
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Yeah, Quirrell was a great teacher. There was just that minor drawback of him having Lord Voldemort sticking out of the back of his head!
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Of all the trees we could've hit, we had to get one that hits back.
From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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The Death Eaters can't all be pure-blood, there aren't enough pure-blood wizards left," said Hermione stubbornly. "I expect most of them are half-bloods pretending to be pure. It's only Muggle-borns they hate, they'd be quite happy to let you and Ron join up"
"There is no way they'd let me be a Death Eater!" said Ron indignantly...."My whole family are blood traitors! That's as bad as Muggle-borns to Death Eaters!"
"And they'd love to have me," said Harry sarcastically. "We'd be best pals if they didn't keep trying to do me in.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Do you mean ter tell me," he growled at the Dursleys, "that this boy—this boy!—knows nothin' abou'—about ANYTHING?"
Harry thought this was going a bit far. He had been to school, after all, and his marks weren't bad.
"I know some things," he said. "I can, you know, do math and stuff.
From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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You can laugh! But people used to believe there were no such things as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack!
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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She should've interviewed Snape," said Harry grimly. "He'd give her the goods on me any day. "Potter has been crossing lines ever since he first arrived at this school...
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Don't be stupid, it's a flying house!
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
From Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
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Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.
"After all this time?"
"Always," said Snape.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Killing is not so easy as the innocent believe.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Harry, you wonderful boy, you brave, brave man.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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It unscrews the other way.
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Nobody's ever asked me to a party before, as a friend. Is that why you dyed your eyebrow, for the party? Should I do mine too?
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter... or at least, most minds are...
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Did you see me disarm Hermione, Harry?"
"Only once" said Hermione stung. "I got you loads more then you got me—"
"I did not only get you once, I got you at least three times—"
"Well if you're counting the one where you tripped over your own feet and knocked the wand out of my hand—
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Beds empty! No note! Car gone — could have crashed — out of my mind with worry — did you care? — never, as long as I’ve lived — you wait until your father gets home, we never had trouble like this from Bill or Charlie or Percy —"
"Perfect Percy,” muttered Fred.
“YOU COULD DO WITH TAKING A LEAF OUT OF PERCY’S BOOK!” yelled Mrs. Weasley, prodding a finger in Fred’s chest. “You could have died, you could have been seen, you could have lost your father his job —”
It seemed to go on for hours. Mrs. Weasley had shouted herself hoarse before she turned on Harry, who backed away.
“I’m very pleased to see you, Harry, dear,” she said.
From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Professor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, retired at the end of last year in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs.
From Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Yeah, well, food's one of the five exceptions to Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfigurations," said Ron, to general astonishment.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If she could have died...if she could have disappeared forever...but the solid surface of things refused to dissolve around her, and her body, her hateful hermaphrodite's body, continued in its stubborn, lumpen way, to live...
From The Casual Vacancy
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There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it.
From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Sometimes, if she simply remained quiet, and let the inadequacy of his excuses reverberate on the air, he became ashamed and backtracked.
From The Casual Vacancy
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Don't talk to me."
"Why not?"
"Because I want to fix that in my memory for ever. Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret...
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Yeah, Quirrell was a great teacher. There was just that minor drawback of him having Lord Voldemort sticking out of the back of his head!
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Of all the trees we could've hit, we had to get one that hits back.
From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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The Death Eaters can't all be pure-blood, there aren't enough pure-blood wizards left," said Hermione stubbornly. "I expect most of them are half-bloods pretending to be pure. It's only Muggle-borns they hate, they'd be quite happy to let you and Ron join up"
"There is no way they'd let me be a Death Eater!" said Ron indignantly...."My whole family are blood traitors! That's as bad as Muggle-borns to Death Eaters!"
"And they'd love to have me," said Harry sarcastically. "We'd be best pals if they didn't keep trying to do me in.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Do you mean ter tell me," he growled at the Dursleys, "that this boy—this boy!—knows nothin' abou'—about ANYTHING?"
Harry thought this was going a bit far. He had been to school, after all, and his marks weren't bad.
"I know some things," he said. "I can, you know, do math and stuff.
From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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You can laugh! But people used to believe there were no such things as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack!
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
She should've interviewed Snape," said Harry grimly. "He'd give her the goods on me any day. "Potter has been crossing lines ever since he first arrived at this school...
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Don't be stupid, it's a flying house!
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
From Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.
"After all this time?"
"Always," said Snape.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Killing is not so easy as the innocent believe.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Harry, you wonderful boy, you brave, brave man.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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