Unlike any other creature on this planet, humans can learn and understand, without having experienced. They can think themselves into other people's places. We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.
J. K. RowlingBlimey,โ said the other twin. โAre you โ ?โ โHe is,โ said the first twin. โArenโt you?โ he added to Harry. โWhat?โ said Harry. โHarry Potter,โ chorused the twins. โOh, him,โ said Harry. โI mean, yes, I am.
J. K. RowlingMerlinโs beard, Harry, you made me jump,โ said Slughorn, stopping dead in his tracks and looking wary. โHow did you get out of the castle?โ โI think Filch mustโve forgotten to lock the doors,โ said Harry cheerfully, and was delighted to see Slughorn scowl.
J. K. RowlingI believe your friends Misters Fred and George Weasley were responsible for trying to send you a toilet seat. No doubt they thought it would amuse you.
J. K. RowlingYou have to resign yourself to the fact that you waste a lot of trees before you write anything you really like, and that's just the way it is. It's like learning an instrument, you've got to be prepared for hitting wrong notes occasionally, or quite a lot, cause I wrote an awful lot before I wrote anything I was really happy with. And read a lot. Reading really helps. Read anything you can get your hands on.
J. K. Rowling