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Grave Peril

Grave Peril
Jim Butcher

Grave Peril is a 2001 urban fantasy novel by author Jim Butcher. It is the third novel in The Dresden Files, which follows the character of Harry Dresden, present-day Chicago's only professional wizard.

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“I don't know about your true form, but the weight of your ego sure is pushing the crust of the earth toward the breaking point.”

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

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Source: The Dresden Files, Grave Peril (2001), Chapter 24
Context: Michael Carpenter: I still can’t believe, that you came to the Vampires’ Masquerade Ball dressed as a vampire.
Harry Dresden: Not only that, but a cheesy vampire.

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

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

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

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“God save me from idealists.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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

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

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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

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