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Related She didn’t understand why it was happening,” he said. “I had to tell her she would die. Her so... JOHN GREEN It's hard for children's authors to be accepted when they try to write adult books. J.K. Row... R. L. STINE Her spirit is so huge it would help me to hear her personality in her voice, PERI GILPIN If I called her she would pretend not to hear, but would come a few moments later when it could appe... ARTHUR WEIGALL J. K. Rowling has said that she was bullied in school. She was a daydreamer and had her nose in book... ALEXANDRA ROBBINS The girl had a certain nobleness of imagination, which rendered her a good many services and played ... HENRY JAMES She was amazed. I was afraid of how she would take it, but it was a great moment to be able to help ... RICK ADAMS She's a tough kid -- probably the majority of kids wouldn't have been able to play with the level of... BRIAN MURRAY She wondered whether there would ever come an hour in her life when she didn't think of him -- didn'... PHILIP PULLMAN For most of her life she just expected things would work out, that people would be kind. Now she rec... STEWART O'NAN We had a script reading, and that's where we met J.K. Rowling, which was really exciting. RUPERT GRINT None but the lark so shrill and clear;
Now at heaven's gate she claps her wings,
The morn not ... JOHN LYLY (LYLIE OR LYLLIE) She had not thought it would be so easy to slip into the old roles. Cambridge had changed her fundam... IAN MCEWAN Talk to her. She might be able to hear you. Tell her a happy memory. It could help bring her back. NANCY POWELL They said she could not do it. But she didn’t listen so when she did it. And when they stood in aw... TONI SORENSON His job is to keep out of her view, and her job is to go after him. By not engaging her, she appears... HANK SHEINKOPF She was able to get a cell call through. Just hearing her voice... well, we are so relieved. DOROTHY DEMBOSKI J.K. Rowling called in May to invite me to her house and interview her on the day of the new book's ... EMERSON SPARTZ J.K. Rowling called in May to invite me to her house and interview her on the day of the new book's ... EMERSON SPARTZ In the short summer night she learned so much. She would have thought a woman would have died of sha... D.H. LAWRENCE Florence could feel a constriction in her chest…She had been foolish enough to hope that whatever ... SANA KRASIKOV Florence could feel a constriction in her chest…She had been foolish enough to hope that whatever ... SANA KRASIKOV I hear the birds singing. Listen. I hear them in their cage. The others-all our kind who know of her... ANNE RICE I would love to meet J.K. Rowling and tell her how much I admire her writing and am amazed by her im... SHERYL SANDBERG But Lucy had been alone too much of her life, and in her loneliness she had constructed a vision of ... ANN PATCHETT Astrid had gone to look at the burn zone. Doing the right thing. Kids had yelled at her. Demand... MICHAEL GRANT Besides her family, the only other permanent part of her life was with her friends online. She could... STEVAN V. NIKOLIC When had being an addict gotten so fucking hard? So exhausting? It had been so easy for so long; she... STACIA KANE Nobody went past her. She may not be the fastest defender, but she reads it extremely well. Her conf... MARKUS ROEDERS Look," she said, and just that. That was the only time she opened her mouth, because she wanted to s... WILLA VALENTINE Her quality of life had been deteriorating for some time, so I was relieved that she was now at peac... DREW WOJTANIK He, too, stood looking at her for a moment--and it seemed to her that it was not a look of greeting ... AYN RAND Selfishly, perhaps, Catti-brie had determined that the assassin was her own business. He had unnerve... R.A. SALVATORE She had a great game; it's good to have her back. She may be only able to throw one game per day (be... LARRY BIEBER Just to hear her voice, that's all I needed, ... It was a big sigh of relief when she called me this... ERIC BLOCK She used to get a huge, huge smile on her face and would start waving her arms around. I can see her... BILL MORGAN She gave her a reason to write her own words, to see that words had also brought her to life. ... MARKUS ZUSAK Mo has reached the level I hoped she would be at. She?s great on defense and comes up with a lot of ... RICK CLARK I think no-one was surprised to hear that Janis Joplin was dead. She seemed to be living up all of h... MICHAEL WADLEIGH She had grown older. And he loved her more now than he had loved her when he understood her better, ... MICHAEL ONDAATJE She had been waiting for someone to notice her, like, really notice her. She felt that that was the ... ROSE FALL Laine slowly rolled out of bed. The queen size was one of the few new things in the house. But now, ... STEPHEN M. IRWIN She came back to a place where she knew people would care about her and she'd have an opportunity to... EARL WOUDSTRA Terrible thought she was brave. She remembered it now, heard his voice in her head as if he stood ne... STACIA KANE Julia had been angry most of her life. She may have grown up in wealth and privilege but she’d had... AMY ANDREWS Sharp knives seemed to cut her delicate feet, yet she hardly felt them, so deep was the pain in her ... HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN With Scarlett Johansson, I always thought she was pretty, but then when I heard her sing, there was ... CAMERON MONAGHAN Her library would have been valuable to a bibliophile except she treated her books execrably. I woul... PAT CONROY She was an incredible basketball player, but her truest gifts were her personality and love for the ... JOAN BONVICINI She didn't have anyone pushing her, but because she was able to pass people, it kept her going. I ne... JENNA BOND Francesca was a strong believer in fate. She assumed he picked up the habit from her therapist who w... COURTNEY CAROLA Transit to anywhere made her feel insecure, and because she was not verbal, she would have tantrums.... CINDY POTTER All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen. If only they wou... ROALD DAHL God, make me blind so i can never see her face again...God, make me deaf so i can never hear her voi... JORDAN PETERS I ache to hear her tell me she loves me, but forcing her to put words to how she feels pushes her fu... C.J. REDWINE It was awesome having her, especially because she's a true point guard. She (Taylor) can drive, she ... BAILEY HANSEN Anna had been preparing herself for this meeting, had thought what she would say to him, but she did... LEO TOLSTOY But no one except Lucy knew that as it circled the mast it had whispered to her, "Courage, dear hear... C.S. LEWIS He was ruining it. Five minutes before, he’d looked at her with desire and she’d thought finally... ARIELLE HUDSON She was extraordinary. She had her own voice and her own tone and her own subject matter. There was ... ELIZABETH HARDWICK Ophelia was surprised by how easily she lied. She had two stolen keys in her pocket, and the lies we... 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"Take your hair down," he croaked, his voice deep even to his own ears.
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Professor Moody was limping down the marble st... J.K. ROWLING There are those who'll turn innocent occasions to their advantage. J.K. ROWLING Worst that can happen is Hagrid’ll have to get rid of the skrewts. Sorry ... did I say worst? I me... J.K. ROWLING The fridge had been emptied of all Dudley’s favorite things — fizzy drinks and cakes, chocolate ... J.K. ROWLING Professor Snape was forcing them to research antidotes. They took this one seriously, as he had hint... J.K. ROWLING Bubotubers,” Professor Sprout told them briskly. “They need squeezing. You will collect the pus ... J.K. ROWLING Wow !” said Dennis, as though nobody in their wildest dreams could hope for more than being ... J.K. ROWLING Half an hour later, each of them had been given a complicated circular chart, and was attempting to ... J.K. ROWLING We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy. ~Albus Dumbledore J.K. ROWLING I just wondered where you —” Ron broke off, shrugging. “Nothing. I’m going back to bed.” J.K. ROWLING He had no memory of ever being hugged like this, as though by a mother. The full weight of everythin... J.K. ROWLING Completely forgetting about dinner, he walked slowly back up to Gryffindor tower. Cho's voice echoin... J.K. ROWLING She’s a veela! ” he said hoarsely to Harry. “Of course she isn’t!” said Hermion... J.K. ROWLING I was ripped from my body, I was less than spirit, less than the meanest ghost . . . but still, I wa... J.K. ROWLING He knew one thing only, and it was beyond fear or reason: He was not going to die crouching here lik... J.K. ROWLING You know your mother, Malfoy?” said Harry “That expression she’s got, like she’s got ... J.K. ROWLING I hate being poor. J.K. ROWLING As Hagrid had said, what would come would come and he would have to meet it when it did. J.K. ROWLING Enjoying it? I don’t reckon he’d come home if Dad didn’t make him. He’s obsessed. Just don�... J.K. ROWLING Play to your strengths." "I haven’t got any," said Harry, before he could stop himself.... J.K. ROWLING Oh you is a bad elf, Dobby! J.K. ROWLING No, I'm fine,' said Harry, wondering why he kept telling people this, and wondering whether he had e... J.K. ROWLING She can't keep writing about what a tragic little hero I am, it'll get boring. J.K. ROWLING You’re JOKING!” said Fred Weasley loudly. The tension that had filled the Hall ever since M... J.K. ROWLING Yeah you can have a word," said Harry savagely. "Good-bye. J.K. ROWLING Oh, shut up Weatherby. J.K. ROWLING Hello, Professor McGonagall,” said Moody calmly, bouncing the ferret still higher. “What �... J.K. ROWLING He sounds exactly like Moody," said Harry quietly, tucking the letter away again inside his robes. "... J.K. ROWLING Harry, Cedric, I suggest you both go up to bed," said Dumbledore, smiling at both of them. "I am sur... J.K. ROWLING Muggle women wear them, Archie, not the men, they wear these,' said the Ministry wizard, and he bran... J.K. ROWLING Really Hagrid, if you are holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin... J.K. ROWLING Well, I’m sure you’ll find someone somewhere who’ll have you. J.K. ROWLING Of course we still want to know you!" Harry said, staring at Hagrid. "You don't think anything ... J.K. ROWLING Aaah ... when two Neptunes appear in the sky it is a sure sign that a midget in glasses is being bor... J.K. ROWLING Wild!" Ron said, twiddling the replay knob on the side. "I can make that old bloke down there pick h... J.K. ROWLING She should've interviewed Snape," said Harry grimly. "He'd give her the goods on me any day. "Pot... J.K. ROWLING But Ron was staring at Hermione as though suddenly seeing her in a whole new light. “Hermione... J.K. ROWLING I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memor... J.K. ROWLING Ron's indignation on his behalf was worth about a hundred points to him. J.K. ROWLING I have gone temporarily deaf and haven't any idea what you said, Harry. J.K. ROWLING You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be! J.K. ROWLING I thought it sounded a bit like Percy singing... maybe you've got to attack him while he's in the sh... J.K. ROWLING We're coming or you whether the Muggles like it or not, you can't miss the World Cup, only Mum and D... J.K. ROWLING Well, you can't break an Unbreakable Vow...." "I'd worked that much out for myself, funnily eno... J.K. ROWLING Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and wha... J.K. ROWLING I love magic! J.K. ROWLING Well, I can certainly see why we're trying to keep them alive. Who wouldn't want pets that can burn,... J.K. ROWLING Love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves it's own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even t... J.K. ROWLING He wished he could rip out his heart, his innards, everything that was screaming inside him... J.K. ROWLING Potter wasn't such an unusual name. He was sure there were lots of people called Potter who had a so... J.K. ROWLING I do believe something magical can happen when you read a good book J.K. ROWLING Wandering around at midnight, Ickle Firsties? Tut, tut, tut. Naughty, naughty, you'll get caughty. J.K. ROWLING Shooting stars all over Britain? Owls flying by daylight? Mysterious people in cloaks all over the p... J.K. ROWLING Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Un... J.K. ROWLING Why do you live? Because I have something worth living for. J.K. ROWLING I am not forgotten, you know, no, I still receive a very great deal of fan mail. . . . Gladys G... J.K. ROWLING Oh, these people's minds work in strange ways, Petunia, they're not like you and me," said Uncle Ver... J.K. ROWLING