Jim Butcher Quotes

I might not have any magic available to me, but that didn't make me any less of a wizard, one of the magi, the wise. That's the true power of a wizard.

I pressed past the outer branches of the lilacs and found a small and relatively open space in the middle. Then I waited.

I remember very little of my father, but one thing I do remember is him telling me always to be polite. It costs you nothing but breath, and can buy you as much as your life.

I rode the dinosaur into the stream of zombies following in the Wardens’ wake and let her go to town. Sue chomped and stomped and smacked zombies fifty feet through the air with swinging blows of her...

I shied away from that line of thought, lest it bring up too many old memories.

I shrugged and said sadly, 'What? Once we gave them the vote, it went totally out of control.''You're a pig, Harry,' Murphy growled.'But a pig smart enough to bow to the inevitable.

I snagged a golden paper crown from one of the bags, and idly joined it into a circle and put it on my head. Susan blinked at me and let out a brief laugh. 'I am' I intoned with an imperious narrowing...

I sometimes give myself excellent advice. Occasionally, I even listen to it.

I tapped Boz on the shoulder and said, Hey, gorgeous. His face twisted in complete surprise, turning to stare in blank incomprehension at mine. I winked at him, and whispered, Boo.

I told you long ago that being a real wizard means sacrifice. It means knowing things no one else does, he said, still growling. I told you that it meant that you might have to act upon what you knew,...

I took a big dose of Tylenol the original, since I didn't have my Tylenol 3 or its lesser-known, short-lived cousin, Tylenol Two: The Pain Strikes Back.

I took a moment to study the wards. They were a smooth patchwork of enchantment, probably the result of several lesser talents working together. Somebody like me can put up a ward that is like a huge...

I tried not to be too obviously interested, and fumbled my notebook and trusty pencil from my duster’s pocket.

I try to make thinking an ongoing process.

I would have to call a cab. It wasn't the most heroic way to ride to the rescue, but walkers can't be choosers.

I'll talk you through, Kincaid said. Dresden, better take her gun and cover us.Hey, I said. I'm in charge here. Kincaid, talk her through it. Murphy, give me your gun so I can cover you.

I'm not a doctor, Butters said.We'd done this dance several times. You are the Mighty Butters, I said. You can do anything.

I'm pretty sure lurking in a dark alley to mug me with your apology isn't the usual way to go about saying you're sorry. But I didn't read that Mars-Venus book, so who knows.

I've always admired your ability to make jokes when faced with adversity.

I've been a young man. Boobs are near the center of the universe, until you turn twenty-five or so. Which is also when young men's auto insurance rates go down. This is not a coincidence.