1,269 Quotes by Jim Butcher

I do business with many people over the course of centuries, and treachery is a bad long-term investment. It simply isn’t good business.

Finish that sentence, Raith, and we throw down,” said Murphy in a calm, level voice.

I hope you’re one of the good guys, Mr. Dresden. We really need a good guy. I.

There are bad things in the world. There’s no getting away from that. But that doesn’t mean nothing can be done about them. You can’t abandon life just because it’s scary, and just because sometimes you get hurt.

Subtle and quick to anger?” “Not so subtle.

That was silly, to think that they would not love each other – but sometimes humans are slow to figure things out, because they are heart-stupid. You are, too. That’s okay. Just get a dog. Dogs can teach you all kinds of things about your heart.

It gets sort of Zen after a while,” Butters said brightly. “Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is a jar.

The Black Hole?” Grey asked, incredulously. “Nobody quotes The Black Hole, Dresden. Nobody even remembers that one.” “Hogwash. Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Perkins, and Roddy McDowall all in the same movie? Immortality.

Fear is a part of life. It’s a warning mechanism. That’s all. It tells you when there’s danger around. Its job is to help you survive. Not cripple you into being unable to do it.