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J. D. Salinger Novelist, Short Story Writer
Thoughtful

“Then again you may pick up just enough education to hate people who say, 'It's a secret between he and I.'”

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J. D. Salinger Novelist, Short Story Writer
Sad

“It was just terrible! And the worst part was, I knew what a bore I was being, I knew how I was depressing people, or even hurting their feelings- but I just couldn't stop! I just could not stop picking!”

J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Funny

“Interesting theory. Has anyone ever tried sticking a sword in Voldemort? Maybe the Ministry should put some people onto that, instead of wasting their time stripping down Deluminators or covering up breakouts from Azkaban.”

J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Inspired

“I've often met people who are terrified, you know, in a straight jacket of their own making because they'd rather do anything that fail. They don't want to try for fear of failing.”

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Courageous

“At that moment, Harry fully understood for the first time why people said Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort had ever feared. The look upon Dumbledore's face as he stared down at the unconscious form of Mad-Eye moody was more terrible than Harry could have ever imagined. There was no benign smile upon Dumbledore's face, no twinkle in the eyes behind the spectacles. There was cold fury in every line of the ancient face; a sense of power radiated from Dumbledore as though he were giving off burning heat.”

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Hopeful

“Their reward for enduring the awful experience was the right to tell people about it.”

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Grieving

“Perfection is not necessary to make a real and lasting difference to other people's lives.”

J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Curious

“I like to get in among a set of people and get to know them very well.”

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Creative

“We touch other people's lives simply by existing.”

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Grateful

“Honestly, I think we should be delighted people still want to read, be it on a Kindle or a Nook or whatever the latest device is.”

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Inspired

“The poor are discussed as this homogeneous mash, like porridge. The idea that they might be individuals, and be where they are for very different, diverse reasons, again seems to escape some people.”

J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Grateful

“I do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if you're well-known. There is an innate respect for privacy in Edinburgh people, and I also think they're used to seeing me walking around, so I don't think I'm a very big deal.”

J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Funny

“You can laugh! But people used to believe there were no such things as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack!”

J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Funny

“Sometimes you remind me a lot of James. He called it my 'furry little problem' in company. Many people were under the impression that I owned a badly behaved rabbit.”

J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Sad

“As for the fact that Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle apeared to be going their different ways when they were usually inseparable, these things happened as people got older--Ron and Hermione, Harry reflected sadly, were living proof.”

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Angry

“You never get it right, you people, do you? Either we've got Fudge, pretending everything's lovely while people get murdered right under his nose, or we've got you, chucking the wrong people into jail and trying to pretend you've got 'The Chosen One' working for you!”

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Love

“And without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her.”