Quotes from book

Grave Peril

“I still can't believe," Michael said, sotto voce, "that you came to the Vampires' Masquerade Ball dressed as a vampire.”

“Revenge is like sex, Mister Dresden. It's best when it comes on slow, quiet, until it all seems inexorable.”

“Don'tthe Lord, Harry. It's disrespectful.”

“There should be some kind of rule against needing to kill anything more than once.”

“I'm amazing and studly, but I have limits.”

“God save me from idealists.”

“But I don't understand God. I don't understand how he could see the way people treat one another, and not chalk up the whole human race as a bad idea.”

“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.”

“Five white candles surrounded my summoning circle, the points of an invisible pentacle. White for protection. And because they’re the cheapest color at Wal-Mart.”

“We've both got into the blue beetle. He got into the red door, I got into the white one.”

“Let come the forces of night! We will stand!"
"We will get the hell out of here is what we will do," I muttered.”

“So?" Bob said. "Hat up, go kill her. Problem solved."
"Bob," I said. "You can't just go around killing people."
"I know. That's why you should do it."
"No, no. I can't go around killing people, either.”

“I mean it," I said. "You're in danger."

"Relax, Harry. I'm not letting anyone lick me, and I'm not looking anyone in the eyes. It's kind of like visiting New York.”

“For the sake of one soul. For one loved one. For one life." I called power into my blasting rod, and its tip glowed incandescent white. "The way I see it, there's nothing else worth fighting a war for.”

“We have now left Reason and Sanity Junction. Next stop, Looneyville.”

“There aren't any magical words, really. Words just hold the magic.”