My father had died when I was young, before I learned that there was anything stronger than he was. I'd been operating without that kind of support for my whole life. Molly was only now realizing that...
Mort drove one of those little hybrid cars that, when not running on gasoline, was fueled by idealism. It was made out of crepe paper and duct tape and boasted a computer system that looked like it co...
More than anything, I wanted to crawl into a hole and pull it in after me. I wanted to be not.
Molly was committing dinner by that time, aided and abetted by Sanya, who seemed to take some kind of grim Russian delight in watching train wrecks in progress.
Molly once burned my egg. My boiled egg. I don’t know how.
Mister Dresden is a diplomatically challenged individual. He should be in a shelter for the tactless.
Michael half-smiled. The Lord will never give you a burden bigger than your shoulders can bear, Harry. All we can do is face what comes and have faith.I gave him a sour glance. I need to get myself so...
Merlin had, according to legend, created the White Council of Wizards from the chaos of the fall of the Roman Empire. He plunged into the flames of the burning Library of Alexandria to save the most c...
Maybe my values are outdated, but I come from an old school of thought. I think that men ought to treat women like something other than just shorter, weaker men with breasts.
Magic is a kind of energy. It is given shape by human thoughts and emotions, by imagination. Thoughts define that shape—and words help to define those thoughts. That’s why wizards usually use words to...
Mab turned back to me and eyed me up and down. She quirked one eyebrow, very slightly, somehow conveying layers of disapproval toward multiple aspects of my appearance, conduct, and situation, and sai...
Living was a dangerous past-time, and often quite painful—but there was also such joy in living, such beauty, things that one would otherwise never see, never experience, never know. The risk of pain...
Like love, hope is one of those ridiculously disproportional words that by all rights should be a lot longer.
Life is not notable for its overabundance of certainty.
Life can be confusing. Good God, and how. Sometimes it seems like the older I get, the more confused I become. That seems ass-backwards. I thought I was supposed to be getting wiser. Instead, I just k...
Kincaid, evidently exhausted himself, drew a gun, took the safety off, placed it on his chest, and went to sleep too.It's cute, I whispered to Murphy. He has a teddy Glock.
Just like old times, I wheezed. Yeah, just like old times, Elaine. You backbiting, poisonous, treacherous . . . And then a thought hit me. Just like old times. . . . deceitful, wicked, clever girl. If...
Just like credit card companies, or those student loan people. Now there's evil for you.
Just keep the shirt clean, Susan muttered. No problem. I can wipe my fingers on the cummerbund. I can’t take you anywhere, Susan said.
I’ve heard that nature abhors a vacuum—though if that’s true, then I can’t figure why about ninety-nine zillion percent of creation is vacuum.