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I'm brilliant as well as skilled," he said modestly. "It's a great burden, all of that on top of my angelic good looks. But I try to soldier on as best I can. (Jim Butcher)
It's all right to be afraid. You just don't let it stop you from doing your job. View quote
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Nay, but prithee, with sprinkles 'pon it instead," I said solemnly, "and frosting of white. View quote
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Put some clothes on, you weird, yellow-eyed, table-dancing, werewolf-training, cryptic, stare-me-right-in-the-eyes-and-don't-even-blink wench. View quote
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If I stay, they'll kill me... If I go, at least everything that wants me dead won't be taking it personally. View quote
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But I am dead certain--ba-dump-bump-ching--that I'm the first guy to lead an army of spirits in an assault from the spirit-world side...and had them start off screaming, "BOO! View quote
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Billy squinted at me. "Why are you letting them go?" "Because they're real." "How do you know?" "The one I was holding crapped on my hand. View quote
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Age is always advancing and I'm fairly sure it's up to no good. View quote
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Dresden. Am I interrupting something?" "Well, I was going to settle down with a porn video and a bottle of baby oil, but I really don't have enough for two. View quote
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There aren't any magical words, really. Words just hold the magic. View quote
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When you do something stupid and die, it's pathetic," I said. "When you do something stupid and survive it, then you get to call it impressive or heroic. (Jim Butcher)
She frowned at me. "You need some rest. You look like hell. And you're obviously tired enough to have gotten the giggles." Wizards don't giggle," I said, hardly able to speak. "This is cackling. View quote
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Hell's bells, irony blows. View quote
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You," Madeline said, her voice hollow and wheezing, "are like a bad case of herpes, wizard. You're inconvenient, embarassing, no real threat, and you simplygo away. View quote
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Do you know my dog's name? [...] "It is from an ancient word, kerberos. It means 'spotted.'" I blinked. "You're a genuine Greek god. You're the Lord of the Underworld. And... you named your dog *Spot*? View quote
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I made a sandwich out of things. I'm an American. We can eat anything as long as it's between two pieces of bread. View quote
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They say we wizards are subtle. But believe you me, we've got nothing, nothing at all, on. View quote
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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. View quote
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Lacuna peered at my shirt. "Aer-O-Smith. Arrowsmith. Does the shirt belong to your weapon dealer?" "No." "Then why do you wear the shirt of someone else's weapon dealer? View quote
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She gave me a hard look. "No one likes a wiseass, Harry." "Are you kidding? As long as the wiseass is talking to someone, people love 'em. View quote
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I've gotten into two fights since I've begun studying the martial arts, and each time, I was worried I'd kill the guy. One of my teachers always told me I had good power but bad control. (Jim Butcher)
Ha-ha! Ah-hahahaha! I am wizard; hear me roar! View quote
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It came charging toward me, several hundred pounds of angry-looking monster, and I did the only thing any reasonable wizard could have done. I turned around and ran like hell. View quote
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You don't take your cat with you to go bird shopping. Not because the cat isn't polite, but because he's a cat. View quote
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We have now left Reason and Sanity Junction. Next stop, Looneyville. View quote
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