Jim Butcher Quotes

I am cat, Rowl said smugly, which means I have made better use of my time.

I am just another blind man. I do not get the whole picture of what transpires in all places. I am blind and limited. I would be a fool to think myself wise. And so, not knowing what the universe mean...

I am pure of heart and mind, I told her. I cannot be corrupted.

I am somewhat proud of this, Mab's cold voice said. To be sure, the White Christ never suffered so long or so terribly as did this traitor. Three days on a tree. Hardly enough time for a prelude. When...

I believe that there's a cloud for every silver lining,' I said.

I blinked at that, confused. I’m not supposed to be the guy who doesn’t get the reference joke, dammit.

I brought the Beetle to life with a roar. Well. Not really a roar. A Volkswagen Bug doesn't roar. But it sort of growled...

I can’t tell you how many jobs I’ve done without a hitch since the last time I saw you, Dresden. You walk through the door and everything goes to hell. That’s embroidered on my towels, actually, I sai...

I clenched my jaw as hard as I could. It wasn't much of a stretch to keep pretending to be angry, but I tried to go all Method actor on them. Eat your heart out, Sir Ian.

I closed the door behind me, while life went on.

I could buy that she would murder me in a fit of rage, poison me out of flaming jealousy, or bomb my car out of sheer, stubborn pique. But she would never do it and feel nothing.

I could give you peace. Imagine closing your eyes with no worries, no pain, no fears, no regrets, no appetites, and no guilt. Only quiet and darkness and stillness and my flesh against yours.

I could taste the blood in my mouth, from where I had bitten into my tongue, and I either had to spit or swallow. I swallowed. No comments, please.

I dealt with the White Council my whole life, so I’m used to being treated like a mushroom— Eh? Ascher asked. Kept in the dark and fed bullshit, Binder reported calmly. Ah.

I didn't shiver. I get muscle twitches sometimes. That's all.

I didn’t follow her right away. She didn’t look back. Stab. Twist. God, I love being a wizard.

I didn’t have any money or ID. I didn’t have a credit card. Hell, I didn’t have a business card.What would it say? 'Harry Dresden, Winter Knight, Targets Slain, No Barbecues, Waterslides, or Fireworks...

I do magic, in one form or another, and that’s pretty much it. I really need to get a life, one of these days.

I do not need the written code of a spiritual belief to act like a decent human being.

I do not perceive myself to be mad. But if I were truly mad, would I be able to tell?