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Wizards and computers get along about as well as flamethrowers and libraries.
Jim Butcher
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Jim Butcher
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
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Maybe,” he said in a slow, rural drawl, “you could explain to me why I found you in the middle of an orgy.” “Well,” I said, “if you’re going to be in an orgy, the middle is the best spot, isn’t it.
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You're in America now, I said. Our idea of diplomacy is showing up with a gun in one hand and a sandwich in the other and asking which you'd prefer.
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