This isnt an easy piece to write, for reasons that will shortly become — J. K. Rowling

"In psychoanalytic terms, having projected his childish rage onto the caricature Dursleys, and retained his innocent goodness, Harry now experiences that rage as capable of spilling outward, imperiling his friends. But does this mean Harry is growing up? Not really. The perspective is still childs-eye. There are no insights that reflect someone on the verge of adulthood. Harrys first date with a female wizard is unbelievably limp, filled with an 8-year-olds conversational maneuvers."

"The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous. I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen. Being able to sit at home in the parsonage and your books would be very famous and occasionally you would correspond with the Prince of Waless secretary."

"When the American deal came through, that meant security. It means that I can buy a flat. It means not worrying. The constant mind-blowing worry of wondering if you are going to be able to last the week without buying another pack of nappies. That is how it was and it is a horrible, horrible way to live."

"I have met thousands of children now, and not even one time has a child come up to me and said, "Ms. Rowling, Im so glad Ive read these books because now I want to be a witch." They see it for what it is [...] It is a fantasy world and they understand that completely. I dont believe in magic, either."

"If you need to tell your readers something … there are only two characters that you can put it convincingly into their dialogue. One is Hermione, the other is Dumbledore. In both cases you accept, its plausible that they have, well Dumbledore knows pretty much everything anyway, but that Hermione has read it somewhere. So, shes handy."

"J.K. Rowling, thinking of a name of white character: Albus Dumbeldore, Hermione Granger, Minerva McGonagall. J.K. Rowling, thinking of nonwhite character: Cho Chang"