J.K. Rowling’s words have touched the hearts of millions around the world. Below, you’ll find some of her most memorable and inspiring quotes. These words of wisdom from the beloved author of the Harry Potter series offer a glimpse into her thoughts on life, courage, and the power of imagination. Read more quotes from famous authors here.
- “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – J.K. Rowling
- “The stories we love best do live in us forever.” – J.K. Rowling
- “You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity.” – J.K. Rowling
- We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.” – J.K. Rowling
- “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.” – J.K. Rowling
- “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels, but old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.” – J.K. Rowling
- “I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized, and I still had a daughter whom I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea.” – J.K. Rowling
- “You control your own life. Your own will is extremely powerful.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.” – J.K. Rowling
- “The world is full of wonderful things you haven’t seen yet. Don’t ever give up on the chance of seeing them.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Failure means a stripping away of the inessential.” – J.K. Rowling
- “You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity.” – J.K. Rowling
- “We all have magic inside us.” – J.K. Rowling
- “I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It’s totally for myself.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Imagination is the foundation of all invention and innovation.” – J.K. Rowling
- “I’ve always been interested in the extraordinary, the odd, the strange, the surreal.” – J.K. Rowling
- “It is important to remember that we all have magic inside us.” – J.K. Rowling
- “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” – J.K. Rowling
- “I don’t think there’s any harm in just being who you are.” – J.K. Rowling
- “The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.” – J.K. Rowling
- “The truth is always easier than a lie or an evasion – simpler and tidier.” – J.K. Rowling
- I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – J.K. Rowling
- “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” – J.K. Rowling
- “It’s no good sitting on your butt and saying you are a writer; you’ll never be a writer unless you actually write.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Failure is not fun. It can be awful. But living so cautiously that you never fail is worse.” – J.K. Rowling
- “The stories we love best do live in us forever. So whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.” – J.K. Rowling
- “I am not a hero. I’m the girl who writes about heroes.” – J.K. Rowling
- “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” – J.K. Rowling
- “What’s coming will come and we’ll just have to meet it when it does.” – J.K. Rowling
- “You sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.” – J.K. Rowling
- “You can’t please everyone. If you do, you’re not being true to yourself.” – J.K. Rowling
- “If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” – J.K. Rowling
- “We have to choose between what is right, and what is easy.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.” – J.K. Rowling
- “We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.” – J.K. Rowling
- “We cannot protect the young from harm. Pain must and will come.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.” – J.K. Rowling
- “The best of us must sometimes eat our words.” – J.K. Rowling
- “It’s never too late to be who you might have been.” – J.K. Rowling
- “It’s the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.” – J.K. Rowling
- “We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” – J.K. Rowling
- “Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.” – J.K. Rowling
- “I think you have a moral responsibility when you’ve been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently.” – J.K. Rowling
