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Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
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Heroism doesn't pay very well. I try to be cold-blooded and money-oriented, but I keep screwing it up.
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Ignorance is more than bliss, it's freaking orgasmic ecstacy!
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I'm not a philosopher, Harry, [Michael] said. But here's something for you to think about, at least. What goes around comes around. And sometimes you get what's coming around. He paused for a moment, frowning faintly, pursing his lips. And sometimes you are what's coming around.
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I believe that there's a cloud for every silver lining,' I said.
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You are a drug dealer. To tiny faeries. Shame. Sanya to Dresden
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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
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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.
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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!
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I like to stay cozy with my paranoia, not pass her around to my friends and family.
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Are you always a smartass?' Nope. Sometimes I'm asleep.
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I didn't know this before, but as it turns out, Tyrannosaurs can really haul ass.
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Pretty please. With sugar.
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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.
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...as nervous as a bird in a coal mine.
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There aren't any magical words, really. Words just hold the magic.
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I put it down to the paranoia of advancing age. It isn't like I'm all that old or anything, especially for a wizard, but age is always advancing and I'm fairly sure it's up to no good.
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Murphy had found a spot on the street, which made me wonder if she didn't have some kind of magical talent after all. Only some kind of precognitive ESP could have gotten us a parking space on the street, in the shadow of a building, with both of us in sight of the apartment building's entrance.
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The best thing about my faerie godmother is that the creepy just keeps on coming.
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Life is too short, Harry. And there's nowhere near enough joy in it. If you find it, grab it. Before it's gone.
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