A Quote by J. K. Rowling

Yes, it has made me happier. Finishing them has made me happier. Before I wrote the Potter books, I'd never finished a novel. I came close to finishing two.

J. K. Rowling

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J. K. Rowling
English - Author
Born: July 31, 1965

The greatest finish line for me was finishing college - it was a pact I made with my mother, during a time when she fell ill. That happened during my Freshman year, and unfortunately she never saw me compete in the Olympics. But she really wanted me to finish college, because she never finished Junior High.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I finished my first novel - it was around 300 pages long - when I was 16. Wrote one more before I got out of high school, then wrote the first Lincoln Perry novel when I was 19. It didn't sell, but I liked the character and I knew the world so I tried what was, in my mind, a sequel. Wrote that when I was 20, and that one made it.

Michael Koryta

I realized the secret to success is finishing! And not just finishing, but finishing strong!

Eric Thomas

I should become happier at what I do and leave others happier than before they’d met me.

Chris Murray

I've never had time to read. But no one ever kept me from finishing a novel I loved.

Daniel Pennac

I wrote a few unsuccessful screenplays before I wrote 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.' I wrote them as television plays that never got made. I'm glad I wrote them - I think it was a good experience.

Kelly Masterson

The number one resolution that people mention to me as something that's made them happier is - to my surprise - making the bed.

Gretchen Rubin

He made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous

Sherman Alexie

But-Jace what are you doing?' 'Finishing my shower. And if you‘ve made me run through all the hot water, I‘ll be very annoyed.

Cassandra Clare

I just realized some things make me happier, and the good weather in California makes me happier.

Bianca Balti

I was going to finish my university degree after finishing 'The Tailors,' but 'Pinocchio' made me to take another semester off.

Park Shin-hye

Nothing made me happier than to hear from literally hundreds of listeners who would tell me how much the commentaries revealed about a subject they otherwise had never cared much for.

Frank Deford

Every now and then, someone will tell me that one of my books has made them laugh out loud. I never believe them because: a.) my books don't make me laugh out loud; and b.) sometimes I have said this to a writer, when really what I meant was, 'Your book made me smile appreciatively.'