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There are things you can't walk away from. Not if you want to live with yourself afterward.

Jim Butcher

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Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
Actor
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Independence
Missouri
Live
Things
Afterward
Walk
Walks
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I admit, Morgan said with another withering look, it's no donut.
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I believe that there's a cloud for every silver lining,' I said.
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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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Knowledge is the ultimate weapon. It always has been.
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Sullen monosyllabism, a sure sign of sleep deprivation.
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