Apa yang paling luar biasa dari seorang penulis? Tentu saja kata-katanya ya, gaes. Their magic hands create powerful words. Apalagi penulis sekelas J.K Rowling yang sudah sukses mengarang tujuh novel serial Harry Potter, dan baru saja merilis naskah drama yang dibukukan, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Tentu saja saya penasaran sama quotes-nya yang sangat menginspirasi.

Diambil dari situs Motto, berikut 10 quotes inspiratif dari J.K. Rowling yang wajib kamu catat!

1. Tentang masa depan:

“We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.” (via ‘The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination‘)

2. Tentang diri sendiri:

“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” (Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)

3. Tentang kegagalan:

“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.” (via ‘The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination‘)

4. Tentang nilai-nilai:

“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” (Sirius Black, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)

5. Tentang nasihat terhadap diri sendiri di umur 20-an:

“So given a Time Turner, I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two.” (via ‘The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination‘)

6. Tentang kebahagiaan:

“If someone asked for my recipe for happiness, step one would be finding out what you love doing most in the world and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it.” (via Amazon)

7. Tentang harapan:

“The world is full of wonderful things you haven’t seen yet. Don’t ever give up on the chance of seeing them.” (via Twitter)

8. Tentang hidup:

“Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the Fates.” (via ‘The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination‘)

9. Tentang keberanian:

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” (Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone)

10. Tentang depresi:

“I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What’s to be ashamed of? I went through a really rough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that.” (via USA Today)

(Sumber gambar: buzzfeed.com)