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Sullen monosyllabism, a sure sign of sleep deprivation. (Jim Butcher)
Like "love,” "hope” is one of those ridiculously disproportional words that by all rights should be a lot longer. View quote
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I parked in front of the Field Museum under a NO PARKING sign. There were a couple of actual spots I could have used, but the drive was even closer. Besides, I found it aesthetically satisfying to defy municipal code. View quote
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I don't believe in faeries! View quote
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Where instinct fails, intellect must venture. View quote
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I know how you feel," I said. "You run into something you totally don't get, and it's scary as hell. But once you learn something about it, it gets easier to handle. Knowledge counters fear. It always has. View quote
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All of those faeries and duels and mad queens and so on, and no one quoted old Billy Shakespeare. Not even once. View quote
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Sticks and stones may break your bones, but Chinese throwing stars get you a dozen stitches. View quote
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My magic. That was at the heart of me. It was a manifestation of what I believed, what I lived. It came from my desire to see to it that someone stood between the darkness and the people it would devour. View quote
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Vanity, thy name is vampire. View quote
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We've both got into the blue beetle. He got into the red door, I got into the white one. (Jim Butcher)
Let's sum up: an unknown number of enemies with unknown capabilities, supported by a gang of madmen, packs of attack animals, and superhumanly intelligent pocket change. View quote
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I wouldn't burden any decent system of faith by participating in it... I'm not agnostic. Just nonpartisan. Theological Switzerland, that's me. View quote
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Rule number one of the wizarding business. Never let them see you sweat. People expect us to know things. It can be a big advantage. Don't screw it up by looking like you're as confused as everyone else. Bad for the image. View quote
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There's always, always a choice. My options might really, truly suck, but that doesn't mean there isn't a choice. View quote
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Honey, I liked the Harry Potter movies, too, but that doesn't mean I ran out and got a Dark Mark tattooed onto my left forearm like you did. View quote
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My gast was pretty well flabbered. View quote
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Karrin, eh?" Thomas asked. I nodded. "She's real serious about order. A man dying, she can understand. A man coming back. That's different." "Isn't she Catholic?" Thomas asked. "Don't they have a guy? View quote
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Bring it, Darth Bathrobe! View quote
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Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of trauma, I will fear no concussion. View quote
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Thwart," I said. "To prevent someone from accomplishing something by means of visiting gratuitous violence upon his smarmy person." "I'm pretty sure that isn't the definition." Sarissa said. "It is today. (Jim Butcher)
God save me from idealists. View quote
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HARRY DRESDEN-WIZARD Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, Parties, or Other Entertainment. View quote
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Sometimes it isn't easy to be sane, smart, and responsible. Sometimes it sucks. Sucks wang. Camel wang. But that doesn't turn wrong into right or stupid into smart. View quote
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If you go to your death rather than do everything you might to prevent what is happening, you are merely committing suicide and trying to make yourself feel better about it. That is the act of a coward. It is beneath contempt. View quote
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