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Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.

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If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.

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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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I don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.

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The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge y...more

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

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A thousand years or more ago,When I was newly sewn,There lived four wizards of renown,Whose name are still well-known:Bold Gryffindor from wild moor,F...more

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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.

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Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.

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Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also