“I do business with many people over the course of centuries, and treachery is a bad long-term investment. It simply isn’t good… — Jim Butcher Business Copy Share Image
Sometimes I hate having a conscience, and a stupidly thorough sense of honor. — Jim Butcher Conscience Copy Share Image
What is the point of having free will if one cannot occasionally spit in the eye of destiny? — Jim Butcher Choices Copy Share Image
I think that men ought to treat women like something other than weaker men with breasts. — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
My main source for faith-based stuff is mostly the Bible, and a childhood with a much, much higher-than-median exposure to theological thought. — Jim Butcher Bible Copy Share Image
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but Chinese throwing stars get you a dozen stitches. — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Paranoid? Probably. But just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face. — Jim Butcher Demon Copy Share Image
“They're always too strong. There's always more of them, and they're always too strong.” — Jim Butcher Strength Copy Share Image
So?" Bob said. "Hat up, go kill her. Problem solved." "Bob," I said. "You can't just go around killing people." "I know.… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Bigots see something they expect and then they stop thinking about what is in front of them. It's probably how they got… — Jim Butcher Bigotry Copy Share Image
“...the cab of the truck heated up nicely, its windows fogging. I felt like a Dickens character. I thought about explaining that… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“My stomach rumbled. Like certain other portions of my anatomy, it had a tendency to become easily sidetracked, and to hell with… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Ad hominem is a notoriously weak logical argument. And is usually used to distract the focus of a discussion - to move… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Do you know my dog's name? [...] "It is from an ancient word, kerberos. It means 'spotted.'" I blinked. "You're a genuine… — Jim Butcher Dog Copy Share Image
Maybe the Merlin was right. Maybe its better to look stupid but strong, than it is to look smart but weak, I… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Gruff,” I said, “I find myself largely clueless about why mortal women do what they do. It will take a wiser man… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“I limped over to Luccio and nodded at the tables Mac had set up. “I hope there’s room enough. When are the… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
So in addition to a feisty new Black Court partner in the war dance between the Council and the Vampire Courts, I… — Jim Butcher Angry Copy Share Image
“There was a horrible, wrenching sound, a screech of protesting metal, and one of the screams peaked at a shivering, violent point—then… — Jim Butcher Screams Copy Share Image
“When people say the word "convention," they are usually referring to large gatherings of the employees of companies and corporations who attend… — Jim Butcher Comic Copy Share Image
“Harry waxes poetic about magic. He'll go on and on about how it comes from your feelings, and how it's a deep… — Jim Butcher Comic book Copy Share Image
“Or maybe this wasn't a human-faerie translation problem at all. Maybe this was a male-female translation problem. I read an article once… — Jim Butcher Body language Copy Share Image
“Tavi spent an eternity in misery, longing for death to bring sweet release from the unrelenting torment. The others gathered at the… — Jim Butcher Death Copy Share Image
“The course of history is determined not by battles, by sieges, or usurpation, but by the individuals. The strongest army is, at… — Jim Butcher Change the world Copy Share Image
“It isn't complicated. You just open up and let someone in. And whatever comes after that, you face it together.” — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
If you shoot, I will kill her before I die." Yes," Kitai said in a patient tone. "Which is why I have… — Jim Butcher Before i die Copy Share Image
“I hadn't gotten beaten up twice, shot, and nearly strangled to get taken out by a misguided werewolf bitch.” — Jim Butcher Werewolf Copy Share Image
“..it would be a real pity to die when I’d finally put tabs on who had gotten me into this mess—” — Jim Butcher Pity Copy Share Image
“Patiently, more gentle than rain, she made me clean, while I drifted, my eyes closed.” — Jim Butcher Gentle Copy Share Image
Pansy," Murphy sneered. Thomas leered at her. "You make my stamen tingle when you talk like that, Sergeant. — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Thomas has the kind of whiter-than-white boyish grin that makes women's panties spontaneously evaporate. — Jim Butcher Boyish Copy Share Image
If you can't stop the bad thoughts from coming to visit, at least you can make fun of them while they're hanging… — Jim Butcher Bad thoughts Copy Share Image
“It gets kind of zen after awhile, life is a journey, time is a river, the door is ajar.” — Jim Butcher Fiction Copy Share Image
“...bright, flowery plants... were busy committing the olfactory equivalent of aggravated assault.” — Jim Butcher Flower Copy Share Image
“I blinked at that, confused. I’m not supposed to be the guy who doesn’t get the reference joke, dammit.” — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Erlking,” I told her. “Big-time bad guy. Wants to eat me.” “Why?” she asked. “Well. I met him,” I said. — Jim Butcher Bad guy Copy Share Image
“Crap,” I gasped. “I am not going to be known as the wizard who used his death curse thanks to a bunch… — Jim Butcher Death Copy Share Image
“There are no words. It was like The Lord of the Rings and All My Children made a baby with the Macho… — Jim Butcher Children 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
It doesn't make you a monster to want, she said, her voice very gentle. It's what you do with it that matters. — Jim Butcher Gentle Copy Share Image