There is no truer gauge of a man's character than the way in which he employs his strength, his power. — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Discussing a problem with yourself is almost never a good way to secure a divergent viewpoint. — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
We all must die. There is no better way to do so than in the pursuit of something you love. — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Sometimes the only way to carry a heavy burden is to share it with another — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
The only good thing about having your back to the wall is that it makes it really easy to choose which way… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
I’ve had a tense couple of days. And I’ve got to tell you, burning someone’s face off sounds like a great way… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
...you look like you fell out of a crazy tree and hit every branch on the way down. — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
For the sake of one soul. For one loved one. For one life." I called power into my blasting rod, and its… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
We're always disappointed when we find out someone else has human limits, the same as we do. It's stupid for us to… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
But I don't understand God. I don't understand how he could see the way people treat one another, and not chalk up… — 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
Doroga thumped a finger against his skull. Head got nothing to do with the heart. Your heart wants what it wants. Head… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Molly blinked, then looked at Thomas and said, "Wait a minute… We're his flunkies." "You, may be," Thomas said, sneering. "I'm his… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
My hair had grown out long and shaggy—not in that sexy-young-rock-star kind of way but in that time-to-take-Rover-to-the-groomer kind of way. — 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
My office is in a building in midtown Chicago. It's an older building, and not in the best of shape, especially since… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
They say you can know a man by his enemies, Dresden." He smiled, and laughter lurked beneath his next words, never quite… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
I don't have anything against God. Far from it. But I don't understand Him. And I don't trust a lot of the… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Hello Angel,'Michael rumbled, and leaned over to give the woman a kiss on the cheek. She accepted it with all the loving… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Growing up is all about getting hurt. And then getting over it. You hurt. You recover. You move on. Odds are pretty… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
A pair of dolphins swept by us in the water, flicking their heads out to get a look at us as they… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Karrin Murphy led the charge, and Sanya and I tried to keep up. She went through that sea of foes like a… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Those who deal in magic learn to see the world in a slightly differnt light than everybody else.you gain a perspective you… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Oh," the girl said, shaking her head. "Don't be so simple. People adore monsters. They fill their songs and stories with them.… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
I'm pretty sure lurking in a dark alley to mug me with your apology isn't the usual way to go about saying… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
A man's magic demonstrates what sort of person he is, what is held most deeply inside of him. There is no truer… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
And you've got that look on your face again." "I can't help it, "Ehren said. "You're about to walk to breakfast, arn't… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Pain does two things: It teaches you, tells you that you're alive. Then it passes away and leaves you changed. It leaves… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
but all the things Science had promised us hadn't come to pass. Disease was still a problem. Starvation was still a problem.… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Bob wasn't precisely a friend to me but... I was used to him. In a way he was family, the mouthy, annoying,… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
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
He’s being held prisoner on a ceramic-lined cookie sheet in the oven,” Thomas said. “I figured he couldn’t jigger his way out… — 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
