Paranoia is a survival trait when you run in my circles. It gives you something to do in your spare time, coming… — 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
It was never too late to learn something. The past is unalterable in any event. The future is the only thing we… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Money is a madness, a delusion-illusion. It’s not made of metal, really. It’s made of time. How much is one’s time worth?… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Who am I? What have I done with my life? Who can I trust? That last one is a doozy. It haunts… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
My brief flash of relief and confidence melted away. Good thing it did, too. I'm sure the world would come to an… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“You beg fate to make your fears into reality, Aleran. But for the moment, they are only fears. They may come. If… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“I’m a pessimist of the human condition, as a rule, but contemplating the future and how the Carpenter kids could contribute to… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“It gets kind of zen after awhile, life is a journey, time is a river, the door is ajar.” — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Come with me if you want to live,” I said. “Excuse me?” “No time,” I said. “It isn’t your fault, but you’re… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Isana stared at Gaius for a moment. Then she said, "How can you live with yourself?" The First Lord stared at her… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
The past was gone. Nothing could change what had already been. Looking back at it, letting its wounds fester, indulging in regret… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
It was one of those moments that would have had dramatic music if my life were a movie, but instead I got… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Vadderung grinned. “I’ve never heard it phrased quite like that, but it’s accurate enough. In any event, overcoming that inertia requires tremendous… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“I look around me, man . . . I’m trying to do what I’ve always done, to protect people, to keep them safe from the… — 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
Any time I’m not shooting my mouth off to a clichéd, two-bit creature of the night like you, it’s because I’m up… — Jim Butcher 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 Copy Share Image
“Maybe this is what it feels like for civilians when they see cops doing some of the dirty work. A lot of… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Like I said, magic comes from life, and especially from emotions. They're a source of the same intangible energy that everyone can… — 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
“Well, I never been to much school, you understand, but it seems to me that you're assuming something you shouldn't assume... that… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Coz," he said. "You really must learn to shut your mouth from time to time. You'll taste less shoe letter.” — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
There's power in the night. There's terror in the darkness. Despite all our accumulated history, learning, and experience, we remember. We remember… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Time after time, history demonstrates that when people don't want to believe something, they have enormous skills of ignoring it altogether. — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“Not everyone can be equally right, Harry.” “But believe you me, everyone can be equally wrong,” I said.” — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
