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
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
The first story I finished was when I was six years old.
The best of us must sometimes eat our words.
If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.
I've been asked this question so many times, do you feel you need to write a book for adults? No, I don't need to write a book for adults.
I think I've really exhausted the magical. It was a lot of fun, but I've put it behind me for the time being.
I received free health care.
I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.
We do stigmatise teens a lot and see them as scary and alien.
There was a point where I really felt I had 'penniless divorcee lone parent' tattooed on my head.
I was convinced that the only thing I wanted to do ever - was write novels.
When people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance.
There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other.
I always felt an outsider.