I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character..

We have to choose between what is right, and what is easy..

And don’t forget: Elvendork! It’s unisex!.

Where's the fun without a bit of risk?.

Secretly we're all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be..

Always have a vivid imagination, for you never know when you might need it..

But Death was cunning..

No, there's no University for Wizards. At the moment I'm only planning to write seven Harry Potter books. I won't say "never," but I have no plans to….

And anyway, life's too short..

What's that?" he snarled, staring at the envelope Harry was still clutching in his hand. "If it's another form for me to sign, you've got another -" ….

You have to be free to fail in this world..

Imagination is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared..

Many are whispering that Voldemort must be behind it. However, that is the point: They whisper. They daren’t confide in each other, not knowing whom ….

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much..

Of course we still want to know you!" Harry said, staring at Hagrid. "You don't think anything that Skeeter cow - sorry, Professor," he added quickly….

Well, that was a bit stupid of you,” said Ginny angrily, “seeing as you don’t know anyone but me who’s been possessed by You-Know-Who, and I can tell….

Will there ever be an encyclopedia? Possibly. I would say two things about the encyclopedia: firstly, I’ve always said and I stand by it, whenever I ….

Longbottom, if brains were gold, you'd be poorer than Weasley, and that's saying something..

This was their first encounter with the fact that a full stomach meant good spirits; an empty one, bickering and gloom..

Personally, I'd have welcomed a dementor attack. A deadly struggle for my soul would have broken the monotony nicely..

Like a tongue on frozen steel, like flesh in flame —.