J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE, FRSL, pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, screenwriter and film producer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a series of films which is the second highest-grossing film series in history. Rowling had overall approval on the...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth31 July 1965
CityYate, England
Never be ashamed! There's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth bothering with.
I really don't believe in magic.
Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
Death is just life's next big adventure.
I love a good Dorothy L. Sayers.
I like to get in among a set of people and get to know them very well.
I felt I had to solve everyone's problems.
I feel 80% of my life is completely normal.
I don't think I am evangelical in my work.
I don't think about who the audience is for my books.
I am proud of having done what I've done. Very proud.
Bigotry is probably the thing I detest most.
You place too much importance... on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!
I say there are spots that don't come off.... Spots that never come off, d'you know what I mean?