"The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no other task is of any consequence"
"I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I was reading the sixth, 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince', there were bits in there where I was going, 'God, I would love to do that because it's so good'"