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title: "8 Harry Quotes By Jim Butcher"
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> [“Harry Dresden. I'm on a mission from God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/harry-dresden-i-m-on-a-mission-from-god/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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> [“Harry. That’s not how one talks to young ladies in the South.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/harry-that-s-not-how-one-talks-to-young-ladies-in-the-south/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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> [No matter where you go, there you are. (Uriel to Harry Dresden)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/no-matter-where-you-go-there-you-are-uriel-to-harry-dresden/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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> [I mean it," I said. "You're in danger." "Relax, Harry. I'm not letting anyone lick me, and I'm not looking anyone in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/i-mean-it-i-said-you-re-in-danger-relax-harry-i-m-not-letting-anyone/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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> [“Harry waxes poetic about magic. He'll go on and on about how it comes from your feelings, and how it's a deep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/harry-waxes-poetic-about-magic-he-ll-go-on-and-on-about-how-it-comes/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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> [“And it was all your fault, Harry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/and-it-was-all-your-fault-harry/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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> [“Don't yadda yadda the Lord, Harry. It's disrespectful.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/don-t-yadda-yadda-the-lord-harry-it-s-disrespectful/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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> [“Harry, life isn't simple. There is such a thing as black and white. Right and wrong. But when you're in the thick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/harry-life-isn-t-simple-there-is-such-a-thing-as-black-and-white/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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## Other authors on Harry

## 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/)

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