Jim Butcher: Trending quotes (page 14)

“The only good thing about having your back to the wall is that it makes it really easy to choose which way you're going to go.”

“beer is an excellent argument that there is a God, and that furthermore, He wants us to be happy.”

“Fire isn't always an element of destruction. Classical alchemical doctrine teaches that it also has dominion over another province: change.”

“Kincaid, evidently exhausted himself, drew a gun, took the safety off, placed it on his chest, and went to sleep too.

"It's cute," I whispered to Murphy. "He has a teddy Glock.”

“Because nothing says flattery like a gun to the head.”

“Uh, the Council," I said. "Big shock, they aren't helping."

Murphy looked like she might be asleep, but she snorted. "So we're on our own."

Yeah."

Good. It's more familiar.”

“Being here? With you? I've met my subconscious, and he's not that sick.”

“If I stay, they'll kill me… If I go, at least everything that wants me dead won't be taking it personally.”

“Each creature had something it excelled at, he supposed. Humans could manage knots easily, and cats could do everything else.”

“We all must die. There is no better way to do so than in the pursuit of something you love.”

“They say we wizards are subtle. But believe you me, we've got nothing, nothing at all, on.”

“I'd hate to find out that the universe really wasn't conspiring against me. It would jerk the rug out from under my persecution complex.”

“I grunted. “She’s not a delicate princess,” I said. “She’s a warrior. Warriors have enemies. Sometimes warriors get hurt.” I felt my jaws clench. “And then their friends even things up.”

“Erlking,” I told her. “Big-time bad guy. Wants to eat me.”

“Why?” she asked.

“Well. I met him,” I said.”

“You can't plan for everything or you never get started in the first place.”

“The last time I was at a supernatural shindig, I got poisoned and then everything there tried to kill me. So I burned the whole place to the ground.”

“I just stood there staring, because while I've seen a lot of weird things, I hadn't ever seen that.”

“There are moments in your life that, when you look back at them, you realize were perfect.”

“Thank God for imminent doomsday.”