Quotes from Jim Butcher

Men plan. Fate Laughs. Guis Alera, First Lord

It would require a singularly stupid man to go hang around in narrow tunnels and cramped spaces alongside a threat like that. "And I, Harry Dresden, am that man," I stated.

Could a man's heart, his soul, perish and yet leave him walking and talking as if alive?

When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching - they are your family.

Laughter, like love, has power to survive the worst things life has to offer. And to do it with style.

God save me from idealists.

Thank God for wisecracks.

Whenever it gets too dark, think of the good things you have, the good times you've had. It will help. I promise.

The distinction between good and evil is meaningless if one does not have the freedom to choose between them.

My brief flash of relief and confidence melted away. Good thing it did, too. I'm sure the world would come to an end if I were allowed to feel a sense of relief and well-being for any length of time.

Don't mess with a wizard when he's wizarding!

I hate what you represent."... "Power without conviction." Isana replied, her tone lifeless, matter of fact. "Ambition without conscience. Decent folk suffer at the hands of those like you.

I could buy that she would murder me in a fit of rage, poison me out of flaming jealousy, or bomb my car out of sheer, stubborn pique. But she would never do it and feel nothing.

Fear is bred from ignorance. So knowledge is a weapon against it, and reason is the tool of knowledge.

Knowledge is your weapon...Kill them with it.

It gets kind of zen after awhile, life is a journey, time is a river, the door is ajar.

I felt my face stretch in a victorious smile. The potion had worked. I was inside. I had to suppress an urge to break into a soft shoe routine. Sometimes being able to use magic was so cool.

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

The movie of my life must be really low budget.

Life is too short, Harry. And there's nowhere near enough joy in it. If you find it, grab it. Before it's gone.

Whenever you've got a choice, do good, kiddo. It isn't always fun or easy, but in the long run it makes your life better.

Took cover. In the action business, when you don't want to say you ran like a mouse, you call it 'taking cover.' It's more heroic.

Even a broken clock gets it right occasionally.

Tonight you will be visited by three spirits, the ghosts of indictment past, present and future. They will teach you the true meaning of 'you are still a scumbag criminal.