1,269 Quotes by Jim Butcher

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    False gods!” she cried, her blue eyes blazing as she stared at the Red King and the Lords of Outer Night. “Pretenders! Usurpers of truth! Destroyers of faith, of families, of lives, of children! For your crimes against the Mayans, against the peoples of the world, now will you answer! Your time has come! Face judgment Almighty!

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    As a whole, people suck. But a person can be extraordinary.

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    Parts of Chicago are wondrous fair, and parts of Chicago look postapocalyptic. This block had seen the apocalypse come, grunted, and said, “Meh.

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    If you can’t stop the bad thoughts from coming to visit, at least you can make fun of them while they’re hanging around.

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    You think you’re funny.” “Oh, I know I’m funny. Unappreciated, but funny.

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    Life is precious, fragile, fleeting – and Murphy’s life was one of my favorites.

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    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.

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    What one deserves and what one experiences are seldom congruent.

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    I find it remarkable how often amateurs confuse courage with idiocy.

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