The Casual Vacancy Quotes

“Birth and death: there was the same consciousness of heightened existence and of her own elevated importance”
― J.K. Rowling, The Casual Vacancy

“You’re not supposed to dislike your own child. You were supposed to like them no matter what, even if they were not what you wanted.”
― JK Rowling, The Casual Vacancy

“You've got to work. It's about structure. It's about discipline. It's all these deadly things that your school teacher told you you needed... You need it.

Jo speaking to Charlie Rose re: writing”
― J.K. Rowling

“Personally, I think the "Potter" books have too many adverbs and not enough sex.”
― Lev Grossman

“Would the realization of Sukhvinder’s desperation lead, at last, to some crack in her mother’s implacable disapproval, her disappointment, her endless stone-faced criticism?”
― JK Rowling

“Fats and Andrew were perhaps equally aware that the admiration in their relationship flowed mostly from Andrew to Fats; but Fats alone suspected that he needed Andrew more than Andrew needed him.”
― JK Rowling