The presence of hundreds of books had finally convinced Hermione that what they were doing was right.
J.K. RowlingTag: originality book-lovers independence
I hope that even if you remember not a single word of mine, you remember those of Seneca, another of those old Romans I met when I fled down the Classics corridor, in retreat from career ladders, in search of ancient wisdom:
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
Tag: life inspirational
You foul, lying, evil little cockroach!
J.K. RowlingTag: harry-potter hermione-granger draco-malfoy
If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love.
J.K. RowlingTag: harry-potter
Whenever he was in company he wanted to get away, and whenever he was alone he wanted company.
J.K. RowlingTag: contentment anxiety
And then he heard Mad-Eye Moody’s voice, echoing in some distant chamber of his empty brain: Jump onto the desk . . . jump onto the desk. . . .
Harry bent his knees obediently, preparing to spring.
Jump onto the desk. . . .
Why, though? Another voice had awoken in the back of his brain.
Stupid thing to do, really, said the voice.
Jump onto the desk. . . .
No, I don’t think I will, thanks, said the other voice, a little more firmly . . . no, I don’t really want to . . .
Jump! NOW!
The next thing Harry felt was considerable pain. He had both jumped and tried to prevent himself from jumping — the result was that he’d smashed headlong into the desk, knocking it over, and, by the feeling in his legs, fractured both his kneecaps.
Tag: humour harry-potter moody imperius-curse
How desperate she had been for a storybook ending, and a life to which Gaia would always want to return; because her daughter's departure was hurtling towards Kay like a meteorite, and she foresaw the loss of Gaia as a calamity that would shatter her world.
J.K. RowlingWas it love when somebody filled a space in your life that yawned inside you, once they had gone?
J.K. RowlingHe wanted to journey through dark labyrinths and wrestle with the strangeness that lurked within; he wanted to crack open piety and expose hypocrisy; he wanted to break taboos and squeeze wisdom from their bloody hearts; he wanted to achieve a state of amoral grace, and be baptized backwards into ignorance and simplicity.
J.K. RowlingShe seemed to be trying to take in what Kay had said to her: this bizarre, dangerous advice about telling the truth
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