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Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arg...more

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What's most important in a friendship? Tolerance and loyalty.

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Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and, therefore, the foundation of all invention and innovation. In ...more

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Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have "essential" and "long overdue" meetings on those days. The...more

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Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention aand innovation. In its ar...more

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My readers have to work with me to create the experience. They have to bring their imaginations to the story. No one sees a book in the same way, no o...more

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The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on the chance of seeing them.

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Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me.

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Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two.

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You can't live without failing at something, unless you love so cautiously you might as well have nit lived at all, in which case, you fail be default...more

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I have noticed more than once in life that a taste for the ineffably twee can go hand-in-hand with a distinctly uncharitable outlook on the world, I o...more

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Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

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I am very frustrated by fear of imagination, I don’t think that’s healthy.

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You sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve

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Much as he detested Filch, Harry couldn't help feeling a bit sorry for him, though not nearly as sorry as he felt for himself.