J.K. Rowling

Country European Union
Born Tuesday, 30 November -0001
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I like to get in among a set of people and get to know them very well. Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/j_k_rowling_3.html#Xycc9yLUdyFRupPZ.99 Uncategorized
I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen. Uncategorized
I don't think I am evangelical in my work. Uncategorized
I do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if you're well-known. There is an innate respect for privacy in Edinburgh people, and I also think they're used to seeing me walking around, so I don't think I'm a very big deal. Uncategorized
I am proud of having done what I've done. Very proud. Uncategorized
I always felt an outsider. Uncategorized
'Harry Potter' gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else. Uncategorized
Death obsesses me, yes it does. I can't really understand why it doesn't obsess everyone - I think it does really, I'm just a little more out about it. Uncategorized
I don't read 'chick lit,' fantasy or science fiction but I'll give any book a chance if it's lying there and I've got half an hour to kill. Uncategorized
I did not set out to convert anyone to Christianity. Uncategorized
I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write. Uncategorized
His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof. Uncategorized
Every now and then I read a poem that does touch something in me, but I never turn to poetry for solace or pleasure in the way that I throw myself into prose. Uncategorized
Bigotry is probably the thing I detest most. Uncategorized
The thing about the 600 words, I mean some day, you can do a very, very, very hard day's work and not write a word, just revising, or you would scribble a few words. Uncategorized
Never be ashamed! There's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth bothering with. Uncategorized
I don't think about who the audience is for my books. Uncategorized
I don't need to publish to make a living. Uncategorized
I am the freest author in the world. Uncategorized
I am not a particularly thick-skinned person. Uncategorized