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Children are a precious gift, but they belong to no one but themselves. They are only lent us a little while. (Jim Butcher)
Sticks and stones and small caliber bullets may break my bones... Words will never, et cetera. View quote
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I slammed the doors open a little harder than I needed to, stalked out to the Blue Beetle, and drove away with all the raging power the ancient four-cylinder engine should muster. Behold the angry wizard puttputt-putting away. View quote
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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. View quote
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There is no spoon. I am completely spoonless over here. View quote
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I would hit you on the head with a rock and drag you away from this. But it would only shatter the rock. View quote
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I do not need the written code of a spiritual belief to act like a decent human being. View quote
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It was never too late to learn something. The past is unalterable in any event. The future is the only thing we can change. Learning the lessons of the past is the only way to shape the present and the future. View quote
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Fire isn't always an element of destruction. Classical alchemical doctrine teaches that it also has dominion over another province: change. View quote
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Because nothing says flattery like a gun to the head. View quote
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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. (Jim Butcher)
I just stood there staring, because while I've seen a lot of weird things, I hadn't ever seen that. View quote
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Thank God for imminent doomsday. View quote
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Okay," Kincaid said. "Anyone have any questions?" "Why do they sell hot dogs in packages of ten but hot dog buns in packages of eight? View quote
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I guess maybe you don't get to be the Merlin of the White Council by saving up frequent-flier miles. View quote
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Oh, I forgot to mention it: My brother is the kind of man whom women stalk. In cooperative packs. View quote
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I got the sneaking suspicion that the vampire was a couple of Peeps short of an Easter basket. View quote
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You never get a straight answer from captains. You should know that by now. View quote
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People have far more power than they realize, if they would only choose to use it. View quote
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He had hard, steady eyes, and all the comforting, reassuring charm of a dental drill. - Harry Dresden describing Morgan. View quote
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It is the prerogative of wizards to be grumpy. It is not, however, the prerogative of freelance consultants who are late on their rent, so instead of saying something smart, I told the woman on the phone, "Yes, ma'am. How can I help you today? (Jim Butcher)
My friend is going to save a little girl from monsters. I am going with him. That's what friends do. View quote
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The past was gone. Nothing could change what had already been. Looking back at it, letting its wounds fester, indulging in regret was just a different, slower way to die. The living moved forward. View quote
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The mad rarely know that they are mad. It's the rest of the world, I think, that seems insane to them. View quote
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The distinction between good and evil is meaningless if one does not have the freedom to choose between them. View quote
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