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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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Whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive, untouched...
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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As Ginny and Hermione moved closer to the rest of the family, Harry had a clear view of the bodies lying next to Fred: Remus and Tonks, pale and still and peaceful-looking, apparently asleep beneath the dark, enchanted ceiling.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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And anyway, it’s not as though I’ll never see Mum again, is it?
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Human efforts to avoid or overcome death are always doomed to disappointment.
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Seventeen, eh!" said Hagrid as he accepted a bucket-sized glass of wine from Fred.
"Six years to the day we met, Harry, d’yeh remember it?"
"Vaguely," said Harry, grinning up at him. "Didn’t you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pig’s tail, and tell me I was a wizard?"
"I forge’ the details," Hagrid chortled.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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I don't mean to be rude—" he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often," Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Harry — I think I've just understood something! I've got to go to the library!”
And she sprinted away, up the stairs.
“What does she understand?” said Harry distractedly, still looking around, trying to tell where the voice had come from.
“Loads more than I do,” said Ron, shaking his head.
“But why’s she got to go to the library?”
“Because that’s what Hermione does,” said Ron, shrugging. “When in doubt, go to the library.
From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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I'm Draco Malfoy, I'm Draco, I'm on your side!"
Draco was on the upper landing, pleading with another masked Death Eater. Harry Stunned the Death Eater as they passed: Malfoy looked around, beaming, for his savior, and Ron punched him from under the cloak. Malfoy fell backward on top of the Death Eater, his mouth bleeding, utterly bemused.
"And that's the second time we've saved your life tonight, you two-faced bastard!" Ron yelled.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Hermione launched herself forwards and started punching every inch of him that she could reach.
'Ouch — ow — gerroff! What the — ? Hermione — OW!'
“You — complete — arse — Ronald — Weasley!”
She punctuated every word with a blow: Ron backed away, shielding his head as Hermione advanced.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Hello, Minister!" bellowed Percy, sending a neat jinx straight at Thicknesse, who dropped his wand and clawed at the front of his robes, apparently in awful discomfort. "Did I mention I'm resigning?
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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I see a light in the kitchen. Let us not deprive Molly any longer of the chance to deplore how thin you are.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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If you think I'm going to let six people risk their lives - !'
'because it's the first time for all of us,' said Ron.
'This is different, pretending to be me -'
'Well, none of us really fancy it, Harry,' said Fred earnestly. 'Imagine if something went wrong and we were stuck as specky, scrawny gits forever.'
Harry did not smile.
'You can't do it if I don't cooperate, you need me to give you some hair.'
'Well, that's the plan scuppered,' said George. 'Obviously there's no chance at all of us getting a bit of your hair unless you cooperate.'
'Yeah, thirteen of us against one bloke who's not allowed to use magic; we've got no chance,' said Fred.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Yeah you can have a word," said Harry savagely. "Good-bye.
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Don't count your owls before they are delivered.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Here lies Dobby, a free elf.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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But some part of him realized, even as he fought to break free from Lupin, that Sirius had never kept him waiting before. . . . Sirius had risked everything, always, to see Harry, to help him. . . . If Sirius was not reappearing out of that archway when Harry was yelling for him as though his life depended on it, the only possible explanation was that he could not come back. . . . That he really was . . .
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Birth and death: there was the same consciousness of heightened existence and of her own elevated importance
From The Casual Vacancy
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The long game was ended, the Snitch had been caught, it was time to leave the air…
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Yes, alive,” said Fudge. “That is — I don’t know — is a man alive if he can’t be killed? I don’t really understand it, and Dumbledore won’t explain properly — but anyway, he’s certainly got a body and is walking and talking and killing, so I suppose, for the purposes of our discussion, yes, he’s alive.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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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.
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We can't choose our fate, but we can choose others. Be careful in knowing that.
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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You must accept the reality of other people. You think that reality is up for negotiation, that we think it's whatever you say it is. You must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God.
From The Casual Vacancy
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Whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive, untouched...
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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As Ginny and Hermione moved closer to the rest of the family, Harry had a clear view of the bodies lying next to Fred: Remus and Tonks, pale and still and peaceful-looking, apparently asleep beneath the dark, enchanted ceiling.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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And anyway, it’s not as though I’ll never see Mum again, is it?
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Human efforts to avoid or overcome death are always doomed to disappointment.
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Seventeen, eh!" said Hagrid as he accepted a bucket-sized glass of wine from Fred.
"Six years to the day we met, Harry, d’yeh remember it?"
"Vaguely," said Harry, grinning up at him. "Didn’t you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pig’s tail, and tell me I was a wizard?"
"I forge’ the details," Hagrid chortled.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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I don't mean to be rude—" he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often," Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Harry — I think I've just understood something! I've got to go to the library!”
And she sprinted away, up the stairs.
“What does she understand?” said Harry distractedly, still looking around, trying to tell where the voice had come from.
“Loads more than I do,” said Ron, shaking his head.
“But why’s she got to go to the library?”
“Because that’s what Hermione does,” said Ron, shrugging. “When in doubt, go to the library.
From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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I'm Draco Malfoy, I'm Draco, I'm on your side!"
Draco was on the upper landing, pleading with another masked Death Eater. Harry Stunned the Death Eater as they passed: Malfoy looked around, beaming, for his savior, and Ron punched him from under the cloak. Malfoy fell backward on top of the Death Eater, his mouth bleeding, utterly bemused.
"And that's the second time we've saved your life tonight, you two-faced bastard!" Ron yelled.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Hermione launched herself forwards and started punching every inch of him that she could reach.
'Ouch — ow — gerroff! What the — ? Hermione — OW!'
“You — complete — arse — Ronald — Weasley!”
She punctuated every word with a blow: Ron backed away, shielding his head as Hermione advanced.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Hello, Minister!" bellowed Percy, sending a neat jinx straight at Thicknesse, who dropped his wand and clawed at the front of his robes, apparently in awful discomfort. "Did I mention I'm resigning?
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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I see a light in the kitchen. Let us not deprive Molly any longer of the chance to deplore how thin you are.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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If you think I'm going to let six people risk their lives - !'
'because it's the first time for all of us,' said Ron.
'This is different, pretending to be me -'
'Well, none of us really fancy it, Harry,' said Fred earnestly. 'Imagine if something went wrong and we were stuck as specky, scrawny gits forever.'
Harry did not smile.
'You can't do it if I don't cooperate, you need me to give you some hair.'
'Well, that's the plan scuppered,' said George. 'Obviously there's no chance at all of us getting a bit of your hair unless you cooperate.'
'Yeah, thirteen of us against one bloke who's not allowed to use magic; we've got no chance,' said Fred.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Yeah you can have a word," said Harry savagely. "Good-bye.
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Don't count your owls before they are delivered.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Here lies Dobby, a free elf.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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But some part of him realized, even as he fought to break free from Lupin, that Sirius had never kept him waiting before. . . . Sirius had risked everything, always, to see Harry, to help him. . . . If Sirius was not reappearing out of that archway when Harry was yelling for him as though his life depended on it, the only possible explanation was that he could not come back. . . . That he really was . . .
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Birth and death: there was the same consciousness of heightened existence and of her own elevated importance
From The Casual Vacancy
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The long game was ended, the Snitch had been caught, it was time to leave the air…
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Yes, alive,” said Fudge. “That is — I don’t know — is a man alive if he can’t be killed? I don’t really understand it, and Dumbledore won’t explain properly — but anyway, he’s certainly got a body and is walking and talking and killing, so I suppose, for the purposes of our discussion, yes, he’s alive.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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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.
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We can't choose our fate, but we can choose others. Be careful in knowing that.
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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You must accept the reality of other people. You think that reality is up for negotiation, that we think it's whatever you say it is. You must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God.
From The Casual Vacancy
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Whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive, untouched...
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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As Ginny and Hermione moved closer to the rest of the family, Harry had a clear view of the bodies lying next to Fred: Remus and Tonks, pale and still and peaceful-looking, apparently asleep beneath the dark, enchanted ceiling.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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And anyway, it’s not as though I’ll never see Mum again, is it?
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Human efforts to avoid or overcome death are always doomed to disappointment.
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Seventeen, eh!" said Hagrid as he accepted a bucket-sized glass of wine from Fred.
"Six years to the day we met, Harry, d’yeh remember it?"
"Vaguely," said Harry, grinning up at him. "Didn’t you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pig’s tail, and tell me I was a wizard?"
"I forge’ the details," Hagrid chortled.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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I don't mean to be rude—" he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often," Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Harry — I think I've just understood something! I've got to go to the library!”
And she sprinted away, up the stairs.
“What does she understand?” said Harry distractedly, still looking around, trying to tell where the voice had come from.
“Loads more than I do,” said Ron, shaking his head.
“But why’s she got to go to the library?”
“Because that’s what Hermione does,” said Ron, shrugging. “When in doubt, go to the library.
From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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I'm Draco Malfoy, I'm Draco, I'm on your side!"
Draco was on the upper landing, pleading with another masked Death Eater. Harry Stunned the Death Eater as they passed: Malfoy looked around, beaming, for his savior, and Ron punched him from under the cloak. Malfoy fell backward on top of the Death Eater, his mouth bleeding, utterly bemused.
"And that's the second time we've saved your life tonight, you two-faced bastard!" Ron yelled.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Hermione launched herself forwards and started punching every inch of him that she could reach.
'Ouch — ow — gerroff! What the — ? Hermione — OW!'
“You — complete — arse — Ronald — Weasley!”
She punctuated every word with a blow: Ron backed away, shielding his head as Hermione advanced.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Hello, Minister!" bellowed Percy, sending a neat jinx straight at Thicknesse, who dropped his wand and clawed at the front of his robes, apparently in awful discomfort. "Did I mention I'm resigning?
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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I see a light in the kitchen. Let us not deprive Molly any longer of the chance to deplore how thin you are.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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If you think I'm going to let six people risk their lives - !'
'because it's the first time for all of us,' said Ron.
'This is different, pretending to be me -'
'Well, none of us really fancy it, Harry,' said Fred earnestly. 'Imagine if something went wrong and we were stuck as specky, scrawny gits forever.'
Harry did not smile.
'You can't do it if I don't cooperate, you need me to give you some hair.'
'Well, that's the plan scuppered,' said George. 'Obviously there's no chance at all of us getting a bit of your hair unless you cooperate.'
'Yeah, thirteen of us against one bloke who's not allowed to use magic; we've got no chance,' said Fred.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Yeah you can have a word," said Harry savagely. "Good-bye.
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Don't count your owls before they are delivered.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Here lies Dobby, a free elf.
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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But some part of him realized, even as he fought to break free from Lupin, that Sirius had never kept him waiting before. . . . Sirius had risked everything, always, to see Harry, to help him. . . . If Sirius was not reappearing out of that archway when Harry was yelling for him as though his life depended on it, the only possible explanation was that he could not come back. . . . That he really was . . .
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Birth and death: there was the same consciousness of heightened existence and of her own elevated importance
From The Casual Vacancy
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The long game was ended, the Snitch had been caught, it was time to leave the air…
From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Yes, alive,” said Fudge. “That is — I don’t know — is a man alive if he can’t be killed? I don’t really understand it, and Dumbledore won’t explain properly — but anyway, he’s certainly got a body and is walking and talking and killing, so I suppose, for the purposes of our discussion, yes, he’s alive.
From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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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.
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We can't choose our fate, but we can choose others. Be careful in knowing that.
From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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You must accept the reality of other people. You think that reality is up for negotiation, that we think it's whatever you say it is. You must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God.
From The Casual Vacancy
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