#way

Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#anything #away #because #began #benefits

I always felt an outsider. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#felt #i #i always #outsider

Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#back #big #big screen #come #home

Every now and then I read a poem that does touch something in me, but I never turn to poetry for solace or pleasure in the way that I throw myself into prose. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#every #i #into #me #myself

If you love something - and there are things that I love - you do want more and more and more of it, but that's not the way to produce good work. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#good work #i #i love #love #more

When I was a little boy, I always wanted to run. I loved competing with my friends. ↗

— David Rudisha

#boy #competing #friends #i #i always

The fact is that America's weapons systems have made it impossible for anybody to confront it militarily. So, all you have is your wits and your cunning, and your ability to fight in the way the Iraqis are fighting. ↗

— Arundhati Roy

#america #anybody #confront #cunning #fact

I always have one foot in the street, so I know not everyone wants to dress like the women they see in music videos. ↗

— Rachel Roy

#dress #everyone #foot #i #i always

I'm thankful I grew up the way I did. It made me a hard worker and insightful to other people's lives. ↗

— Rachel Roy

#grew #hard #hard worker #i #insightful

As far as things I avoid, I always avoid following trends just because they're trends. ↗

— Rachel Roy

#as far as #avoid #because #far #following