Have you ever felt despair? Absolute hopelessness? Have you ever stood in the darkness and known, deep in your heart, in your… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“I shrugged and said sadly, 'What? Once we gave them the vote, it went totally out of control.' 'You're a pig, Harry,'… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
We're always disappointed when we find out someone else has human limits, the same as we do. It's stupid for us to… — Jim Butcher Disappointed Copy Share Image
“I'm trying to be diplomatic. The wisdom of my ass is well-known. If I didn't lip off to them, after shooting my… — Jim Butcher Harry dresden Copy Share Image
“Children have their own kind of power. When you're teaching them, protecting them, you are more than you thought you could be.… — Jim Butcher Child Copy Share Image
“..with an intensity that sent every instinct in my body screaming that death was here, that it was about to jump down… — Jim Butcher Death Copy Share Image
“Hebbity bedda,” I said, by way of attempting a greeting. My mouth had gone rather numb, and my tongue felt like a… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Everyone stopped to blink at that for a second. I mean, come on. Impaled by a guided frozen turkey missile. Even by… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“I realized then what had happened. She had turned us--all of us, except for Mouse--into great, gaunt, long-legged hounds. Wonderful!" Lea said,… — Jim Butcher Dog 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 Born to die Copy Share Image
“For some reason, she didn't want to take the motorcycle, so that left my car, the ever trusty (almost always) Blue Beetle,… — Jim Butcher Driving Copy Share Image
My office is in a building in midtown Chicago. It's an older building, and not in the best of shape, especially since… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Handy, humans, Rowl thought. Clumsy, slow, and not always terribly bright, but they were very very strong, through sheer, inarguable mass. He… — Jim Butcher Cats Copy Share Image
Murphy watched me thoughtfully for several empty seconds. Then she said, very gently, "You're a good man, Harry." I swallowed and bowed… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Yes, I was standing on nothing but congealed starlight. Yes, I was walking up through a savage storm, the wind threatening to… — Jim Butcher Funny Copy Share Image
“Get out of the way, Mavra. Or don’t get out of the way. If you try to stop us from leaving, if… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“The old man’s staff was shorter and thicker than mine, but the carved sigils and formulae on it were noticeably similar, and… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Thomas came last, buckling on his gun belt, which was currently hung with his ridiculously huge Desert Eagle, just in case we… — Jim Butcher Guns Copy Share Image
Oh, what would you like on your vegetarian pizza?" "Dead pigs and cows," I said. She glanced up at me and wrinkled… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Animals do not do what they have done. Animals kill to eat, to defend themselves or their own, and to protect their… — Jim Butcher Animal Copy Share Image
“[Mouse is] with us. The dog is a handicap-assist animal." The kid lifted his eyebrows. "My mouth is partially paralyzed," I said.… — Jim Butcher Animal Copy Share Image
“Translation,” I said. “We got around her fair and square. She won’t like it, but she’ll accept it.” “Oh yeah,” Thomas muttered… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“I was doing the new Summer Lady a favor, running down a rogue storm sylph. Got to go all over the place… — Jim Butcher Dresden Copy Share Image
“There were quick footsteps beside me, and then Molly pressed her back to mine. "You take that side!" she said. "I'll take… — Jim Butcher Dresden files Copy Share Image
I know how you feel," I said. "You run into something you totally don't get, and it's scary as hell. But once… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Molly was committing dinner by that time, aided and abetted by Sanya, who seemed to take some kind of grim Russian delight… — Jim Butcher Delight Copy Share Image
“Who,” said the man, his accent thick and British, “are you?” “The Great Pumpkin,” I responded. “I’ve risen from the pumpkin patch… — Jim Butcher Great pumpkin Copy Share Image
I slammed the doors open a little harder than I needed to, stalked out to the Blue Beetle, and drove away with… — Jim Butcher Ancient Copy Share Image
I'm brilliant as well as skilled," he said modestly. "It's a great burden, all of that on top of my angelic good… — Jim Butcher Angelic Copy Share Image
“She bowed her head and said, "Lord of hosts, please stand with us against this darkness." The quiet, bedrock-deep energy of true… — Jim Butcher Dresden Copy Share Image
Chili dogs, funnel cakes, fried bread, majorly greasy pizza, candy apples, ye gods. Evil food smells amazing -- which is either proof… — Jim Butcher Almighty Copy Share Image
When you do something stupid and die, it's pathetic," I said. "When you do something stupid and survive it, then you get… — Jim Butcher Heroic Copy Share Image
“An errand is getting a tank of gas or picking up a carton of milk or something. It is not getting chased… — Jim Butcher Danger Copy Share Image
Her flawless pale skin was also spangled with gemstones. I don't know how they'd been attached, but they clung to her and… — Jim Butcher Caverns Copy Share Image
“The world might be vicious and treacherous and deadly, but it couldn’t kill laughter. Laughter, like love, has power to survive the… — Jim Butcher Comedy Copy Share Image
“So really, it was just as well that Godmother had caught up to me, in spite of my best efforts to avoid… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Tell me something important about her. People make fun of her?" "Some did," she said. "I never liked it, but..." "Crap." I… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Think of every fairy-tale villainess you've ever heard of. Think of the wicked witches, the evil queens, the mad enchantresses. Think of… — Jim Butcher Faeries Copy Share Image
“Everyone dies, honey," I said, very quietly. "Everyone. There's no 'if.' There's only 'when.'" I let that sink in for a moment.… — Jim Butcher Dresden files Copy Share Image