J.K. Rowling
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born
July 31, 1965
gender
female
place of birth
Yate, South Gloucestershire, England, The United Kingdom
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genre
Literature & Fiction, Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy
influences
Jane Austen, Geoffrey Chaucer, Elizabeth Goudge, Stephen King, C.S. Lewis, Jessica Mitford, E. Nesbit, William Shakespeare, T.H. White
about this author
J.K. Rowling (Joanne "Jo" Rowling) is the writer behind the best selling "Harry Potter" series. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband and three children. She has made over $300 million in profits, and it is not surprising, seeing that her books are so favored by every age group.
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JK Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech Part 1 - June 5 2008
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"Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory."
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
--Sirius Black"
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
--Sirius Black"
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
"It is our choices, Harry, that show us who we truly are, far more than our abilities."
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
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