Take inspiration from a woman who is an embodiment of strength.
J.K. Rowling is not unknown to the life of struggle and adversity. She wrote her famous Harry Potter series at one of the lowest points in her life. Her mother’s death combines with the short-lived marriage, she was at rock bottom. For a single unemployed mother, the only escape from her misfortunes was writing. But that also did not come easy to her.
It took J.K. Rowling five years of writing and loads of rejection from different publishers to get to where she is now. After the huge success of her first book, she wrote six more to make the legendary Harry Potter series, which broke records. It has sold over 450 million copies translated into 78 languages and spawning eight blockbuster movie adaptations.
Despite her success, Rowling never forgot her roots. She has donated millions to charities and actively supports various organizations.
Here are some quotes from the legendary author that will inspire strength.
“It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.”
“I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What’s to be ashamed of? I wentthrough a really rough time and I am proud that I got out of that.”
“You have got to be prepared for hitting wrong notes occasionally, or quite a lot. That’s just part of the learning process. And read a lot. Reading a lot really helps. Reading anything you can get your hands on.”
“Even if it isn’t the piece of work that finds an audience, it will teach you things you could have learned no other way.”
“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”
“Life is difficult and complicated, and beyond anyone’s total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes.”
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
“Sometimes, you have to stop trying to force it, walk away and let your subconscious show you the way. Fill up on life for a while.”
“Never trust anything that can think for itself If you can’t see where it keeps its brain.”
“Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.”
Be right back! We want to re-read the Harry Potter series.
