Jim Butcher Quotes

I had to smile at the man. I mean, you have to smile at idiots and children.

I have, in general, not had fun during my service as a Warden of the White Council. I have taken no enjoyment whatsoever in becoming a soldier in the war with the Vampire Courts. Doing battle with the...

About Author

Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971) is an American author. He has written the contemporary fantasy The Dresden Files, Codex Alera, and Cinder Spires book series.

I kicked him in the head with my rented formal shoes. My shoe went flying off, which I was pretty sure never happened to James Bond. The

I know I’ve screwed up, I said. I’m going to have to live with that. But I don’t want to lose you.

I know what it’s like to lose it.

I leaned into Karrin a little and said, next to her ear, You ready for this?Only a lunatic is ready for this, she said. I could hear her smile as she spoke. Then she turned her head and, before I coul...

I like dogs. They give Mister something to snack on.

I like her, Sanya rumbled in his deep, half-swallowed accent. She is so tiny and fierce. I don’t suppose she knows how to— Sanya, Michael said, his voice very firm. We have talked about this. The dark...

I limped over to Luccio and nodded at the tables Mac had set up. I hope there’s room enough. When are the other Wardens arriving? Luccio fixed me with a quiet, weary gaze. Then she drew her hands from...

I listened. Listening isn’t hard to do. No one has practice at it, nowadays, but you can train yourself to pay attention to your senses if you work at it long enough.

I looked from the gadget-readied spear and body armor to my slender staff of plain old wood and leather duster.My dick is better than your dick, I said.

I love watching him think, Maeve told Lily. You can almost hear that poor little hamster running and running on its wheel.

I may have had good reasons. I may have had the best of intentions.But intentions aren’t enough, no matter how good they are. Intentions can lead you to a place where you’re able to make a choice.It’s...

I might as well put on a red shirt and volunteer for the away team.

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 parked in front of the Field Museum under a NO PARKING sign. There were a couple of actual spots I could have used, but the drive was even closer. Besides, I found it aesthetically satisfying to def...

I parked somewhere where I would probably get a ticket. I planned to ignore it. Anarchists have a much easier time finding parking spots.

I smoothed a bloodied lock of hair from her eyes and felt very tired as I said, The only people who never hurt are dead.

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 snorted. They still make you read Dickens in school? Great Expectations? Yeah. You can stay at home and hide if you want—and wind up like Miss Havisham, I said. Watching life through a window and ob...