By all means continue destroying my possessions. I daresay I have too many.
J. K. RowlingRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects the creative process of naming characters, emphasizing the joy of invention and collection.
In this quote, J.K. Rowling expresses her passion for creating unique names for her characters, highlighting how she not only invents them but also gathers unusual names to suit different characters. This suggests that a name can carry significant meaning and contribute to defining a character's identity, which is an essential part of storytelling in literature.
Themes
NamesCharactersCreativityStorytellingInvention
In practice
Example use cases
Using this quote in a writing workshop to inspire participants to explore character development.
More from J. K. Rowling
All quotes →Where are you heading, if you’ve got the choice?” James lifted an invisible sword. “‘Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!’ Like my dad.” Snape made a small, disparaging noise. James turned on him. “Got a problem with that?” “No,” said Snape, though his slight sneer said otherwise. “If you’d rather be brawny than brainy —” “Where’re you hoping to go, seeing as you’re neither?” interjected Sirius.
J. K. RowlingRead
Depression isn't just being a bit sad. It's feeling nothing. It's not wanting to be alive anymore.
J. K. RowlingRead
I tell you, that dragon's the most horrible animal I've ever met, but the way Hagrid goes on about it, you'd think it was a fluffy little bunny rabbit.
J. K. RowlingRead
Imagine losing fingernails, Harry! That really puts our sufferings into perspective, doesn't it?
J. K. RowlingRead
The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed.
J. K. RowlingRead
Similar quotes
I'm not a politician. I don't know how to solve the problems of the world. But as an artist, I have one duty: to ask questions.
Marjane SatrapiRead
If a story doesn't give you a hard-on in the first couple of scenes, throw it in the goddamned garbage.
Samuel FullerRead
The artist is the hand that, by touching this or that key, sets the soul vibrating automatically.
Wassily KandinskyRead
So much of performing is a mind game. You're memorizing thousands of notes, and if you start thinking about it in the wrong way, everything can blow up in your face.
Joshua BellRead
I began drawing as a very young child and had a grandfather who experimented with photography, so those things constituted my first exposure to art.
Sigmar PolkeRead
If you give an answer to your viewer, your film will simply finish in the movie theatre. But when you pose questions, your film actually begins after people watch it. In fact, your film will continue inside the viewer.
Asghar FarhadiRead