Famous Quotes by J.K. Rowling

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

“Why are you worrying about YOU-KNOW-WHO, when you should be worrying about YOU-NO-POO? The constipation sensation that's gripping the nation!”

“We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.”

“You could say sorry, suggested Harry bluntly. What, and get attacked by another flock of canaries? muttered Ron.What did you have to imitate her for?She laughed at my mustache!So did I, it was the stupidest thing I've ever seen.”

“So light a fire! Harry choked. Yes...of course...but there's no wood! ... HAVE YOU GONE MAD! Ron bellowed. ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT!”

“Don't let the muggles get you down.”

“I'm going to keep going until I succeed — or die. Don't think I don't know how this might end. I've known it for years.”

“You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly in times of great trouble?”

“What would come, would come...and you would have to meet it, when it did.”

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

“I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with.”

“Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.”

“I am not worried, Harry, said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. I am with you.”

“The mistake ninety-nine percent of humanity made, as far as Fats could see, was being ashamed of what they were; lying about it, trying to be somebody else.”

“When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love.”

“What do I care how 'e looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk! All these scars show is zat my husband is brave!”

“The best of us must sometimes eat our words.”

“Whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive, untouched...”

“Percy wouldn't notice a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing one of Dobby's hats.”

“Of all the trees we could've hit, we had to get one that hits back.”

“He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy...”

“Harry, don't go picking a row with Malfoy, don't forget, he's a prefect now, he could make life difficult for you...Wow, I wonder what it'd be like to have a difficult life? said Harry sarcastically.”

“So that's little Scorpious. Make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie. Thank god you've inherited your mother's brains.”

“I dreamed I was buying new shoes last night, said Ron. What d'ya think that's gonna mean?Probably that you're going to be eaten by a giant marshmallow or something, said Harry.”

“Hello, Minister! bellowed Percy, sending a neat jinx straight at Thicknesse, who dropped his wand and clawed at the front of his robes, apparently in awful discomfort. Did I mention I'm resigning?”

“Ask us no questions and we’ll tell you no lies.”

“I see a light in the kitchen. Let us not deprive Molly any longer of the chance to deplore how thin you are.”

“Do I look stupid? snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache.”

“Oh, of course, said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. I forgot we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library.”

“I was supposed to be waiting up here when you got back, only your Phoenix lot got in the way...”“Yes, they do that,” said Dumbledore.”

“Professor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, retired at the end of last year in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs.”

“I WILL NOT TOLERATE MENTION OF YOUR ABNORMALITY UNDER THIS ROOF!”

“Yeah, well, food's one of the five exceptions to Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfigurations, said Ron, to general astonishment.”

“How in the name of Merlin's pants have you managed to get your hands on those Horcrux books?”

“So Dobby stopped us from getting on the train and broke your arm. . . . He shook his head. You know what, Harry? If he doesn't stop trying to save your life he's going to kill you.”

“I know how to use a fellytone now.”

“The poor things keep calling in those – those pumbles, I think they're called – you know, the ones who mend pipes and things – Plumbers? – exactly, yes, but of course they're flummoxed.”

“!” said Harry in a fierce voice. “ — —”“MUUUUUUM!” howled Dudley, “He’s doing you know what!”

“As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.”

Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

Bangles are the silent witnesses to a woman’s journey, marking the milestones of her life.

We all have light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on.

We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.

In silence, we often find the clarity that emotions cloud. The emotionless may simply be seeking this peace.

“Mistletoe, said Luna dreamily, pointing at a large clump of white berries placed almost over Harry's head. He jumped out from under it. Good thinking, said Luna seriously. It's often infested with nargles.”