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Susan Rodriguez: Harry, have you ever heard of the paperless office? Harry Dresden: Yeah. It's like Bigfoot. Someone says he knows someone who saw him, but you don't ever actually see him yourself. (Jim Butcher)
Spelunking is dangerous enough without adding in anything that could be described with the word "ravening". View quote
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You're in America now," I said. "Our idea of diplomacy is showing up with a gun in one hand and a sandwich in the other and asking which you'd prefer. View quote
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Most of the bad guys in the real world don't know that they are bad guys. You don't get a flashing warning sign that you're about to damn yourself. It sneaks up on you when you aren't looking. View quote
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Regardless of what I think about Islam or Wicca or any other religion, the fact is that it's a group of people. Every faith has its ceremonies. And since it's made up of people, every faith also has its assholes. View quote
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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. View quote
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Fear is a part of life. It's a warning mechanism. That's all. It tells you when there's danger around. Its job is to help you survive. Not cripple you into being unable to do it. View quote
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You can't plan for everything or you never get started in the first place. View quote
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Night wasn't so much falling as sharpening its claws. View quote
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Are you always a smartass?' Nope. Sometimes I'm asleep. View quote
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Life is easier when you can write off others as monsters, demon, as horrible threats that must be hated and feared the thing is you can't do that without becoming them, just a little. (Jim Butcher)
Harry," she said quietly, "I know you must be angry." I burn things to ash and smash holes in buildings when I'm angry," I said. "I'm a couple of steps past that point right now. View quote
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So. You get handed a holy sword by an archangel, told to go fight the forces of evil, and you somehow remain an atheist. Is that what you're saying? View quote
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Caring about someone isn't complicated. It isn't easy. But it isn't complicated, either. Kinda like lifting the engine block out of a car. View quote
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I'm amazing and studly, but I have limits. View quote
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Thomas has the kind of whiter-than-white boyish grin that makes women's panties spontaneously evaporate. View quote
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Because a sound tree doesn't have bad roots, Amara. No enterprise of greatness begins with treachery, with lying to the people who trust and love you. View quote
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If I need you I'll give you a signal.' What signal?" I'll imitate the scream of a terrified little girl. View quote
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Love this job," Sanya murmured. "Just love it." "I need to challenge more people to duels," Thomas said in agreement. "Men are pigs," Murphy said. "Amen," said Molly. Lea gave me a prim look and said, "I've not sacrificed a holy virgin in ages. View quote
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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" -Harry Dresden. View quote
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Just like credit card companies, or those student loan people. Now there's evil for you. (Jim Butcher)
I've always admired your ability to be unilaterally irritating. View quote
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Black Court vampires. I just shortened it some." Ebenezar tsked. "Blampires. That's the problem with you young people. Shortening all the words. View quote
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I'm so pretty, it's hard for me to think of myself as intelligent. View quote
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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. View quote
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