Politics is the purview of scoundrels, tyrants, and fools.
One more tip, kids. If you had any real talent, the air would practically have been on fire when you got ready to throw down. But you losers don’t have enough magic between you to turn cereal into bre...
Now that I’ve got this to keep me safe off the island, I said very quietly, what’s to stop me from having Alfred drop you into a cell right this second, and solving my problems myself? I am, Mab said....
My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Conjure by it at your own risk. I'm a wizard. I work out of an office in midtown Chicago. As far as I know, I'm the only openly practicing professional...
My magic. That was at the heart of me. It was a manifestation of what I believed, what I lived. It came from my desire to see to it that someone stood between the darkness and the people it would devo...
Moonrise, I told him, then turned on my heel and walked quickly from the alley, although my sock feet on the gravel, combined with my limp, probably spoiled the badass image.
Monsters don’t care, Michael said. The damned don’t care, Harry. The only way to go beyond redemption is to choose to take yourself there. The only way to do it is to stop caring.
Many, many mantles are worn—or discarded—on Halloween night, wizard.
Love is patient. Love is kind. Love always forgives, trusts, supports, and endures. Love never fails. When every star in the heavens grows cold, and when silence lies once more on the face of the deep...
I simply described him in accurate terms. If he finds himself insulted by the truth, it’s hardly my concern. A
I settled in and told Michael, Now, if only we had some Wagner to send us on our way.I saw Gard's reflection in the chopper's front windows look up at my words. Then she flicked a couple of switches,...
I set things down and locked up my wards and the heavy steel door I’d had installed after a big, bad demon had huffed and puffed and blown down the original. It wasn’t until I had them all firmly secu...
I secured a doughnut and coffee. I checked with Karrin and Valmont. Neither wanted to save the doughnuts from Nicodemus’s corruptive influence. Not everyone can be a crusader like me.
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 love watching him think, Maeve told Lily. You can almost hear that poor little hamster running and running on its wheel.
I found him in a Dumpster one day when he was a kitten and he promptly adopted me. Despite my struggles, Mister had been an understanding soul, and I eventually came to realize that I was a part of hi...
I declared her brain frozen and assumed command of the local Warden detachment, which was handy, since it consisted of only me anyway.
Hey, He croaked. You. Arrogant bitch ghost.I'm not really into this whole hero thing, Mort said. Don't have the temperament for it. Don't know a lot about the villain side of the equation, either. He...
Hell’s bells, I muttered. Harry, you idiot, when will you learn not to victory gloat?
He wasn't evil as much as magnificently innocent of any kind of morality.