I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character.
J. K. RowlingI had an American journalist say to me, "Is it true you wrote the whole of the first novel on napkins?" I was tempted to say, "On teabags, I used to save them.
J. K. RowlingProfessor Trelawney: "Everything went pitch-black and the next thing I knew I was being hurled headfirst out of the room!" Harry Potter: "And you didnโt see that coming?" Professor Trelawney: "No, as I say it was pitch โ โ [Glares at Harry angrily]
J. K. Rowling