Being mostly dead is hard on a guy.
Better safe than exsanguinated.
But just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean that there isn’t an invisible demon about to eat your face.
But that's just it. I ... I don't want to go. I don't want to see that... She glanced aside at Mouse and shuddered. Blood, like that. I don't remember what happened when you and Mother saved me from A...
Do you know my dog's name?[...]It is from an ancient word, kerberos. It means 'spotted.'I blinked. You're a genuine Greek god. You're the Lord of the Underworld. And . . . you named your dog *Spot*?
Do you know my dog’s name? Cerberus, I said promptly. But everyone knows that. Do you know what it means? I opened my mouth and closed it again. I shook my head. It is from an ancient word, kerberos....
Every potion has eight parts. One part is a base liquid to hold the others and provide a medium for mixing. Five parts are symbolically linked to each of the five senses. One is similarly linked to th...
Everything I told him was technically true, more or less, and I got the job done, Jack said stubbornly. Look, sir, if I were perfect, I wouldn't be working here in the first place. Now, would I?And th...
Everything’s mine, Francis, she replied in a merry tone. The only question is whether or not it knows it is yet.
Five white candles surrounded my summoning circle, the points of an invisible pentacle. White for protection. And because they’re the cheapest color at Wal-Mart. Hey, being a wizard doesn’t make money...
For the first time ever, Mickey Mouse let me down.
Harry? Bob asked. Are your feet wet? And can you see the pyramids? I blinked. What? Earth to Dresden, Bob said. You are standing knee-deep in de Nile.
He reached out a hand to the middle head of the dog and scratched it beneath the chin. One of the beast’s rear legs began to thump rapidly against the floor. It sounded like something you’d hear comin...
He smiled crookedly. I’ve never lost a duel to the death. Not one.
Head got nothing to do with the heart. Your heart wants what it wants. Head got to learn that it can only kill the heart or else get out of the way.
Her looks were almost extraneous. They weren’t any more important to her appeal than a glass was to wine.
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 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 even heard that they can bring people back from the dead.Jesus, Butter swore.I kinda doubt they had anything to do with that one.No, no, I meant --I know what you meant. t was a joke, Butters.
I finished the beer and sighed. Arrogance, I said. I feel stupid. Good, Michael said. It’s good for everyone to feel that way sometimes. It helps remind you how much you still have to learn.
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