Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have "essential" and "long overdue" meetings on those days. The funny thing is that, although writing has been my actual job for several years now, I still seem to have to fight for time in which to do it. Some people do not seem to grasp that I still have to sit down in peace and write the books, apparently believing that they pop up like mushrooms without my connivance. I must therefore guard the time allotted to writing as a Hungarian Horntail guards its firstborn egg.
J. K. RowlingWhat must strike any intelligent witch or wizard on studying the so-called history of the Elder Wand is that every man who claims to have owned it has insisted that it is "unbeatable," when the known facts of its passage through many owners' hands demonstrate that has it not only been beaten hundreds of times, but that it also attracts trouble as Grumble the Grubby Goat attracted flies.
J. K. RowlingHer grief was so big and wild it terrified her, like an evil beast that had erupted from under the floorboards.
J. K. RowlingYouโll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You donโt want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there.โ He held out his hand to shake Harryโs, but Harry didnโt take it. โI think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks,โ he said coolly.
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