There’s nothing that makes you more insane than family. Or more happy. Or more exasperated. Or more . . . secure. — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
It would require a singularly stupid man to go hang around in narrow tunnels and cramped spaces alongside a threat like that.… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Tonight you will be visited by three spirits. The ghosts of indictment past, present, and future. They will teach you the true… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
In the action business, when you don't want to say you ran like a mouse, you call it 'taking cover.' It's more… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Aer-O-Smith. Arrowsmith. Does the shirt belong to your weapon dealer?” “No.” “Then why do you wear the shirt of someone else’s weapon… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
HARRY DRESDEN—WIZARD Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, Parties, or Other Entertainment — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“You backbiting, poisonous, treacherous, deceitful, wicked, clever girl. If this works I'll buy you a pony.” — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
There is a primal reassurance in being touched, in knowing that someone else, someone close to you, wants to be touching you.… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
We are not going to die." Butters stared up at me, pale, his eyes terrified. "We're not?" No. And do you know… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Maybe you know the monsters, Martin," Murphy said quietly. "But I know the guy who stops them. And if they don't return… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Do you really think you can win?' 'Yeah. Hell, Ortega is only the third or fourth most disturbing thing I've tangled with… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Injun Joe studied the body for a moment, his eyes sad. Then he said, "I'd rather go in my sleep, I think."… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“I leaned my head back on the couch and closed my eyes. "I'm not sure what to do next. How are you… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
I'd been in hairier situations than this one. Actually, it's sort of depressing, thinking how many times I'd been in them. But… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
...The next time I opened my eyes, I was in the morgue. This, all by itself, is enough to really ruin your… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“There was a small stone in her palm, a deep blue opal. I leaned a little closer, eyeing it. It was set… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“All right, you primitive screwheads. Listen up. I'm Harry Dresden. I'm the new Winter Knight. I'm instituting a rule: When you're within… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Magic comes from the heart, from your feelings, your deepest expressions of desire. That's why black magic is so easy—it comes from… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Let's get something clear up front. I'm not Harry Dresden. Harry's a wizard. A genuine, honest-to-goodness wizard. He's Gandalf on crack and… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Growing up is all about getting hurt. And then getting over it. You hurt. You recover. You move on. Odds are pretty… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“But… all I said was that I was scared." After what you got to experience? That's smart, kid," I said. "I'm scared,… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“When people say the word "convention," they are usually referring to large gatherings of the employees of companies and corporations who attend… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“You can have everything in the world, but if you don't have love, none of it means crap," he said promptly. "Love… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“I didn’t have any money or ID. I didn’t have a credit card. Hell, I didn’t have a business card. What would… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Harry waxes poetic about magic. He'll go on and on about how it comes from your feelings, and how it's a deep… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“For the sake of one soul. For one loved one. For one life." I called power into my blasting rod, and its… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“The man once wrote: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. Tolkien had… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
I don't want to live in a world where the strong rule and the weak cower. I'd rather make a place where… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Anger is just anger. It isn't good. It isn't bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters. It's… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“I stared at MacFinn for a long moment. I believed that he was telling me the truth. That he didn’t have much control, if… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
“So you really could die. Your godmother is right, you know. You are mad as a hatter. Nutty as a fruitcake.” “Crazy like a… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
“I knew I didn't have much of a chance of getting away from that swarm of fae piranha, but it was an infinitely larger… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
“I told you," Molly said, never looking toward me. "It's in the past. Leave it there." "You listening to my head, kiddo?" Her mouth… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
“Look,” I said. “Me and the island are . . . kind of partners.” “Oh, right,” Thomas said. He looked at Karrin and said, “Harry’s a geosexual.” — Jim Butcher Copy Share
“I swear , this stupid town. Why does every hideous supernatural thing that happens happen here ? I'm gone for a few months and… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
Well. We’ll just have to hope that this wasn’t a loup-garou, I guess.” “If it was a louper, you’d know,” Bob said wisely. “In… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
“I'm going to use them to track him down and thwart him." "Thwart?" Sarissa asked. "Thwart." I said. "To prevent someone from accomplishing something… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
“But you can't go around changing your definition of right and wrong (or smart and stupid) just because doing the wrong thing happens to… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
“Not everyone can be equally right, Harry.” “But believe you me, everyone can be equally wrong,” I said.” — Jim Butcher Copy Share
“He fell into step beside me and we both got into the Blue Beetle — he got in the red door. I got in… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
Something like this will test you like nothing else," Mac said. "You're going to find out who you are, Harry. You're going to find… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
“Mort looked at the cat and sighed. “Oh, sure. Professional ectomancer with a national reputation as a medium tells you what’s going on, and… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
