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J.K. Rowling - If you don't like to read, you haven't found the right book · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Dot com Welcome to the Daily Quote, a podcast designed to
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  kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host Anna McGivern for October 12th.
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  Today is Harry Potter Book Day, a global celebration of JK
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  Rowling's beloved wizarding world.
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  Originally called Harry Potter Book Night and held in February,
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  the event was rebranded and moved to October 12th to make it
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  more inclusive for fans around the world who could celebrate at
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  whatever time of day suits them best.
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  This magical day, organized by Bloomsbury Publishing, invites
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  fans of all ages to celebrate the books that have captivated
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  millions since the first novel was published in 1997.
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  Harry Potter Book Day isn't just about stories.
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  It's about the experience of reading, the magic of
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  imagination, and the communities that form around beloved books.
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  What makes this day special is it's recognition that great
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  stories transcend their pages. The Harry Potter series has
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  introduced generations of readers to the joy of getting
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  lost in a book, staying up past bedtimes to read just one more
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  chapter, and experiencing the powerful emotions that only a
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  truly immersive story can create.
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  And that brings us to today's quote from JK Rowling herself,
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  who once said if you don't like to read, you haven't found the
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  right book. Rowling's simple observation
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  contains a profound truth about reading and the power of
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  stories. She understands that reading
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  isn't a skill some people have and others don't.
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  It's about finding that story that speaks to you, that pulls
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  you in so completely you forget your reading words on a page.
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  Think about how many readers discovered this truth through
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  Harry Potter. Countless readers who thought
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  they didn't enjoy books found themselves unable to put down
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  the story of a young wizard discovering his place in a
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  magical world. The series created millions of
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  passionate readers who went on to explore other books, other
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  authors, other worlds. This is what great literature
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  does. It doesn't just entertain us, it
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  transforms us into readers, into people who understand that books
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  can be doorways to experiences and emotions we might never
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  encounter otherwise. Harry Potter Book Day celebrates
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  not just one series, but the love of reading that series has
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  inspired. Rowling's quote reminds us that
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  if someone says they don't like reading, the solution isn't to
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  give up on them. It's to help them find their
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  Harry Potter, whatever that might be.
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  Everyone has a story waiting to capture their imagination.
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  I experienced this myself with my kids.
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  I'd already read and watched all the Harry Potter movies.
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  When I started reading the Harry Potter books with my son.
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  He loved these books, but he was already really into reading
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  though. But my daughter's on the other
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  hand, they didn't get into books in the same way.
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  They were reading picture books and not really interested in
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  novels at all until they started reading Harry Potter and the
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  Philosopher's Stone. Then they were hooked, and
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  they've been avid readers ever since.
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  So much so that it's annoying we can't get them to stop to come
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  to the dinner table or to go to bed.
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  Now my son and I are reading the Septimus Heap series, another
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  wonderful wizard series by Angie Sage that is also very, very
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  good. Finding that next magical story
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  has become its own adventure. And it all started because Harry
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  Potter showed my kids what Rowling understood.
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  They just needed to find the right book.
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  So today, think about Rowling's wisdom and what Harry Potter
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  Book Day celebrates. If you're already a reader, when
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  was the last time you experienced that?
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  Can't put down magic with a book.
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  Maybe today's the day to start a new story.
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  If you're not a reader, or if you have kids or know someone
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  who thinks they don't like reading, maybe today is the day
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  to help them find their right book.
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  It could be Harry Potter, it might be something completely
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  different, but somewhere out there is a story waiting to
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  transform them into a reader. Visit a bookstore or a library
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  today. Reread a favorite chapter from
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  Harry Potter. Start a book club with friends
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  or family. The specific action doesn't
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  matter as much as honoring what Harry Potter Book Day celebrates
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  the transformative magic of finding the right story.
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  That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off
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  for now, but I'll be back tomorrow.
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  Same pod time, same pod station with another daily quote.