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The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous. You know, my fantasy of being a famous writer, and again there's a slight disconnect with reality which happens a lot with me. I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.

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J. K. Rowling
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 31
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I had an American journalist say to me, Is it true you wrote the whole of the first novel on napkins? I was tempted to say, On teabags, I used to save them.
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You could tie my hands to my sides, I suppose, but I have to write. For my own mental health, I need to write.
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My parents are muggles, mate. They don't know nothing about no deaths at Hogwarts, because I'm not stupid enough to tell them.
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Why, dear boy, we don't send wizards to Azkaban just for blowing up their aunts.
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And anyway, life's too short.
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If you made a better rat than a human, it’s not much to boast about, Peter.
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