Building Quotes by Jim Butcher

10 Building quotes by Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher’s ten snippets about building blend his narrative flair with practical insights, offering a quick taste of how he views creation, whether in fiction or life. The set is small, but each line reflects his characteristic wit and drive.

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The building was on fire, and it wasn’t my fault.

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In my judgment, my buildings are less likely to burn to the ground during one of your visits if you are disoriented…

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Harry," she said quietly, "I know you must be angry." I burn things to ash and smash holes in buildings when I'm…

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So we get a plan," I said. "Any suggestions?" "Blow up the building," Kincaid said without looking up. "That works good for…

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My office is in a building in midtown Chicago. It's an older building, and not in the best of shape, especially since…

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Murphy had found a spot on the street, which made me wonder if she didn't have some kind of magical talent after…

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Rain was coming down in sheets. I could hear it, on the concrete outside and on the old building above me. It…

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When I'm in turmoil, when I can't think, when I'm exhausted and afraid and feeling very, very alone, I go for walks.…

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If I lived through the next day or so, I needed to start keeping track of where these jokers liked to get…

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Susan hardly had begun to slow down when Tera appeared from between a couple of buildings and loped over to the car.…

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“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…

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Punctuality is for people with nothing better to do

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“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.”

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“I swear , this stupid town. Why does every hideous supernatural thing that happens happen here ? I'm gone for a few months and…

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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…

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“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…

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