Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.
J. K. RowlingHe yearned not to feel... He wished he could rip out his heart, his innards, everything that was screaming inside him.
J. K. RowlingAnything's possible if you've got enough nerve. I was determined to try. I was determined to try because, frankly, my life was such a mess at this point, what - what was the worst that could happen? Everyone turn me down? Big deal.
J. K. RowlingWhatever job I had, I was always writing like crazy. All I ever liked about offices was being able to type up stories on the computer when no one was looking. I was never paying much attention in meetings because I was usually scribbling bits of my latest stories in the margins of the pad or thinking up names for my characters. This is a problem when you're supposed to be taking minutes of the meeting.
J. K. Rowling