But a century from now, your mortal associates will be rotting in the earth, whereas, barring amputation or radical shifts in fashion, you will still be putting your pants on one leg at a time.
Build a man a fire and he’s warm for a day, I said. But set a man on fire and he’s warm for the rest of his life. Tao of Pratchett.
Booya! I shouted in pure triumph, the adrenaline turning my manly baritone into a rather terrified-sounding shriek. What have you got for fiery beams of death, huh? You got for fiery beam of death! M...
Bob wasn't precisely a friend to me but... I was used to him. In a way he was family, the mouthy, annoying, irritable cousin who was always insulting you but who was definitely at Thanksgiving dinner....
Bloody constraint, I told him. For should you try to hide the girl from me, even in your heart, there shall I rake for her.
Bernard had become, not so much important to her as he was natural to her whole being. He was as much a part of her thoughts as breath, food, and sleep. At once present and not present, conspicuous wi...
Belief in a story, Uriel said, of good confronting evil, of light overcoming darkness, of love transcending hate. He tilted his head. Isn’t that where all faith begins?
Beer, brewed in cauldrons the size of houses by machines and then served cold. It has no soul. It isn't worthy of the name.
Because…fear is a terrible, insidious thing, Waldo. It taints and stains everything it touches, Waldo. If you let fear start driving some of your decisions, sooner or later, it will drive them all. I...
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At the end of the day, the greatest power Harry has is in lifting up the people around him.
At that, Ascher stood up. Hi, she said, smiling brightly. You don’t know me. I’m Hannah. Back off my partner before you get hurt. I know who you are, hot stuff, I drawled, not standing. I set my staff...
At one time in my life, a shapeshifted, demonically possessed maniac crashing through a window and trying to rip my face off would have come as an enormous and nasty surprise.But that time was pretty...
Ascher eyed me. You have a very negative attitude. Just relax and we’ll get this done. Try not to look around so much. And for God’s sake, smile. I smiled. Maybe without clenching your jaw.
As far as the Council is concerned, the U.S. Wardens are a bunch of mushrooms.Eh?Kept in the dark and fed on bullshit.
And you've got that look on your face again. I can't help it, Ehren said. You're about to walk to breakfast, arn't you, regardless of who is in the way? Yes, Tavi said. Ehren sighed. Let's hear it. Ta...
And then I heard the most beautiful sound of my life. Somewhere nearby, a cat let out an angry, hissing scream.
And if you’re very, very lucky, there are a very few blazing hot little pains you feel when you realize that you are standing in a moment of utter perfection, an instant of triumph, or happiness, or m...
And I knew that there was some dark corner of me that would enjoy using magic for killing—and then long for more. That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos
All we need is a stuffed animal. He stared at me. Wh-what did you say? A stuffed animal, man! I roared at him. Don’t mess with a wizard when he’s wizarding!