--- title: "6 Council Quotes By Jim Butcher" description: "6 Council quotes by Jim Butcher. Plus more from Jim Butcher and more Council sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/jim-butcher-151_angry_so-in-addition-to-a-feisty-new-black-cou_886823.png" --- > [So in addition to a feisty new Black Court partner in the war dance between the Council and the Vampire Courts, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/so-in-addition-to-a-feisty-new-black-court-partner-in-the-war-dance/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/jim-butcher-151_angry_so-in-addition-to-a-feisty-new-black-cou_886823.png) > [As far as the Council is concerned, the U.S. Wardens are a bunch of mushrooms." "Eh?" "Kept in the dark and fed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/as-far-as-the-council-is-concerned-the-u-s-wardens-are-a-bunch-of/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/jim-butcher-151_bullshit_as-far-as-the-council-is-concerned-the-u_1063225.png) > [I guess maybe you don’t get to be the Merlin of the White Council by saving up frequent-flier miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/i-guess-maybe-you-don-t-get-to-be-the-merlin-of-the-white-council-by/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97b/jim-butcher-151_council_i-guess-maybe-you-don-t-get-to-be-the-me_1636300.png) > [He's Black Council," I said. "Or maybe stupid," Ebenezar countered. I thought about it. "Not sure which is scarier." Ebenezar blinked at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/he-s-black-council-i-said-or-maybe-stupid-ebenezar-countered-i/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2f/jim-butcher-151_black_he-s-black-council-i-said-or-maybe-stupi_2368047.jpg) > [It rained toads the day the White Council came to town.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/it-rained-toads-the-day-the-white-council-came-to-town/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/jim-butcher-151_council_it-rained-toads-the-day-the-white-counci_2436461.png) > [Uh, the Council," I said. "Big shock, they aren't helping." Murphy looked like she might be asleep, but she snorted. "So we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/uh-the-council-i-said-big-shock-they-aren-t-helping-murphy-looked/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e9/jim-butcher-151_bigs_uh-the-council-i-said-big-shock-they-are_3048954.jpg) ## Other authors on Council ## More by Jim Butcher > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/i-stared-at-macfinn-for-a-long-moment-i-believed-that-he-was-telling/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [“So you really could die. Your godmother is right, you know. You are mad as a hatter. Nutty as a fruitcake.” “Crazy like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/so-you-really-could-die-your-godmother-is-right-you-know-you-are-mad/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/i-knew-i-didn-t-have-much-of-a-chance-of-getting-away-from-that-swarm/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/i-told-you-molly-said-never-looking-toward-me-it-s-in-the-past-leave/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [Punctuality is for people with nothing better to do](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/punctuality-is-for-people-with-nothing-better-to-do/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [“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.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/look-i-said-me-and-the-island-are-kind-of-partners-oh-right-thomas/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [“I swear , this stupid town. Why does every hideous supernatural thing that happens happen here ? I'm gone for a few months and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/i-swear-this-stupid-town-why-does-every-hideous-supernatural-thing/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/well-we-ll-just-have-to-hope-that-this-wasn-t-a-loup-garou-i-guess-if/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/i-m-going-to-use-them-to-track-him-down-and-thwart-him-thwart-sarissa/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/but-you-can-t-go-around-changing-your-definition-of-right-and-wrong/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [“Not everyone can be equally right, Harry.” “But believe you me, everyone can be equally wrong,” I said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/not-everyone-can-be-equally-right-harry-but-believe-you-me-everyone/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [You are a drug dealer. To tiny faeries. Shame." Sanya to Dresden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/you-are-a-drug-dealer-to-tiny-faeries-shame-sanya-to-dresden/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [“He fell into step beside me and we both got into the Blue Beetle — he got in the red door. I got in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/he-fell-into-step-beside-me-and-we-both-got-into-the-blue-beetle-he/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/something-like-this-will-test-you-like-nothing-else-mac-said-you-re/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/mort-looked-at-the-cat-and-sighed-oh-sure-professional-ectomancer/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/council/jim-butcher/#itemlist", "name": "6 Council Quotes By Jim Butcher", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So in addition to a feisty new Black Court partner in the war dance between the Council and the Vampire Courts, I also got angry lust bunny movies stars, deadly curses, and a thoroughly embarrassing job as my investigative cover. Oh, and bean curd pizza, which is just wrong. What a mess. 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