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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

J.K. Rowling: 15 Quotes On Her Birthday

J.K. Rowling's Harvard Commencement Address
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Rowling's Wikipedia Page

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"Tolkien, Lewis, Rowling And The Redemption Of The Modern World"

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J.K. Rowling: 15 quotes on her birthday 

Rowling was born July 31, 1965

With the creation of boy wizard Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling performed a kind of magic: She turned herself into one of the most beloved authors on the globe. But now, not content to rest on her laurels, Rowling is back for more. Her novel for adults, "The Casual Vacancy," was published last year. And then last month, we discovered that she was also the author – through pen name Robert Galbraith – of a thriller called "The Cuckoo's Calling." To mark the birthday of this remarkable and prolific author, here are some of her wonderful words.
Casey LeeContributor

1. Words are magic

"Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it."

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