“I would say to any single parent currently feeling the weight of stereotype or stigmatisation that I am prouder of my years as a single mother than of any other part of my life. Yes, I got off benefits and wrote the first four Harry Potter books as a single mother, but nothing makes me prouder than what Jessica told me recently about the first five years of her life: ‘I never knew we were poor. I just remember being happy.””
"Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark. … To have been loved so deeply … will give us some protection forever."
- J. K. Rowling
Love
"“Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark. … To have been loved so deeply … will give us some protection forever.”"
- J. K. Rowling
Love
"To hurt is as human as to breathe."
- J. K. Rowling
Awareness
"Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home."
- J. K. Rowling
Belief
"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."
- J. K. Rowling
Hope
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence