Think your little jokes'll help you on your deathbed?" she jeered. "Jokes? No,no, these are manners," replied Dumbledore.
J. K. RowlingThe success of Harry Potter has given me lots of freedom. I can pay my bills, and I don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore.
J. K. RowlingIf youโre not in Gryffindor, weโll disinherit you,โ said Ron, โbut no pressure.
J. K. RowlingThey donโt need walls and water to keep the prisoners in, not when theyโre trapped inside their own heads, incapable of a single cheerful thought. Most go mad within weeks - Lupin
J. K. RowlingBut in some ways I think it's braver to do it like this. And, to an extent, you know what? The worst that can happen is that everyone says, 'Well, that was dreadful, she should have stuck to writing for kids' and I can take that. So, yeah, I'll put it out there, and if everyone says, 'Well, that's shockingly bad โ back to wizards with you', then obviously I won't be throwing a party. But I will live. I will live.
J. K. Rowling