Here's where I ask why don't you spend your time doing something safer and more boring. Like maybe administering suppositories to rabid… — 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
There're things we keep hidden from one another. Things we hide from ourselves. Things that are kept hidden from us. And things… — 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
I am blind and limited. I would be a fool think myself wise. And so, not knowing what the universe means, I… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“A smile fought its way through her expression of pain for a moment, and she said, “Yeah, it really kind of was,… — 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
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
“You need to know where to go," Sanya said. "Yes." "And you are going to consult four large pizzas for guidance." "Yes,"… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Injun Joe studied the body for a moment, his eyes sad. Then he said, "I'd rather go in my sleep, I think."… — 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
“I stared at MacFinn for a long moment. I believed that he was telling me the truth. That he didn’t have much… — 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
...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
“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
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
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 isn't good to hold on too hard to the past. You can't spend your whole life looking back. Not even when… — 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
I'm not a philosopher, Harry," [Michael] said. "But here's something for you to think about, at least. What goes around comes around.… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“There are moments in your life that, when you look back at them, you realize were perfect. A hundred million things had… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
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
“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
“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
“Not everyone can be equally right, Harry.” “But believe you me, everyone can be equally wrong,” I said.” — Jim Butcher Copy Share
“He fell into step beside me and we both got into the Blue Beetle — he got in the red door. I got in… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
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… — Jim Butcher Copy Share
“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… — Jim Butcher Copy Share