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...as nervous as a bird in a coal mine.

Jim Butcher

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Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
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In my judgment, my buildings are less likely to burn to the ground during one of your visits if you are disoriented from being treated like a sultan.
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Demonreach only wants Harry to see what's going on. Why doesn't it just marry him? Thomas muttered under his breath. It sort of did, I said. My brother the... geosexual?
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There was a sound like a human yawn, and then the skull turned slightly toward me and asked, What's up, boss? Evil's afoot. Well, sure, Bob said, because it refuses to learn the metric system. Otherwise it'd be up to a meter by now.
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There is, I think, humor here which does not translate well from English into sanity.
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I felt my face stretch in a victorious smile. The potion had worked. I was inside. I had to suppress an urge to break into a soft shoe routine. Sometimes being able to use magic was so cool.
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Likest thou jelly within thy doughnut?
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I admit, Morgan said with another withering look, it's no donut.
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Nay, but prithee, with sprinkles 'pon it instead, I said solemnly, and frosting of white.
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People always equate beauty with good, but it just ain't so.
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Love is another kind of power, which shouldn't surprise you. Magic comes from emotions, among other things.
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Dresden. Am I interrupting something? Well, I was going to settle down with a porn video and a bottle of baby oil, but I really don't have enough for two.
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We all must die. There is no better way to do so than in the pursuit of something you love.
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For me chivalry isn't dead it's an involuntary reflex.
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Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others-- even when there's not going to be anyone telling you what a hero you are.
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It is the prerogative of wizards to be grumpy. It is not, however, the prerogative of freelance consultants who are late on their rent, so instead of saying something smart, I told the woman on the phone, Yes, ma'am. How can I help you today?
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Its amazing waht you can get used to if your daily allowance of bizarre is high enough.'......Harry Dresden
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I found him in a Dumpster one day when he was a kitten and he promptly adopted me. Despite my struggles, Mister had been an understanding soul, and I eventually came to realize that I was a part of his little family, and by his gracious consent was allowed to remain in his apartment. Cats. Go figure.
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Jump into an open grave? What kind of idiot are you? Butters replied. I might as well put on a red shirt and volunteer for the away team. There's snow and ice and slippery mud down there. That's like asking for an ironically broken neck.
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