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I always felt an outsider.

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In this quote, author J. K. Rowling expresses her personal experience of feeling like an outsider. She reflects upon the sense of isolation that she has felt and how it has shaped her life and work.
Quote by J. K. Rowling
Author, British
J. K. Rowling is a British author best known for writing the Harry Potter series.
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