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Sullen monosyllabism, a sure sign of sleep deprivation.

Jim Butcher

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Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
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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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Kids. You gotta love them. I adore children. A little salt, a squeeze of lemon--perfect.
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When I finally got tired of arguing with her and decided to write a novel as if I was some kind of formulaic, genre writing drone, just to prove to her how awful it would be, I wrote the first book of the Dresden Files.
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If I was on the road to Hell, at least I was going in style.
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Harry Dresden. Saving the world, one act of random destruction at a time.
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There aren't any magical words, really. Words just hold the magic.
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I don't know about your true form, but the weight of your ego sure is pushing the crust of the earth toward the breaking point.
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Everything was perfectly healthy and normal here in Denial Land.
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No matter where you go, there you are. (Uriel to Harry Dresden)
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Discretion is the better part of not getting exsanguinated.
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Isana felt her throat tighten. We failed. Serai lifted her chin and patted Isana's arm firmly. We have not yet succeeded. There is a difference.
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When a young writer comes up to me with an ambitious idea for a 20-book series, I usually tell him to maybe try something smaller to start off with.
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Somewhere out there was a village I'd deprived of it's idiot.
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There are things you can't walk away from. Not if you want to live with yourself afterward.
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I mean it, I said. You're in danger. Relax, Harry. I'm not letting anyone lick me, and I'm not looking anyone in the eyes. It's kind of like visiting New York.
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