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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.

Jim Butcher

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Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
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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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Ignorance is more than bliss, it's freaking orgasmic ecstacy!
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Sullen monosyllabism, a sure sign of sleep deprivation.
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Now I feel like James Bond. Suave and intelligent, breaking all the codes while looking fabulous.
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So there I was being strangled by a ranting, half-naked madman in the middle of the woods, with a she-werewolf dangling from a rope snare somewhere nearby.
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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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The U.S. isn't a perfect place, but it's better than most people have managed to come up with. And all my stuff is there.
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You're dead, son. Cheer is contraindicated.
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No matter where you go, there you are. (Uriel to Harry Dresden)
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Santa is a much bigger and more powerful faery than Toot, and I don't know his true name anyway. You'd never see me trying to nab Saint Nick in a magic circle even if I did. I don't think anyone has stones that big.
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I can't believe I'm about to say this, I said. So think real careful about where this is coming from. Have you people ever considered *talking* when you've got a problem?
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You don't take your cat with you to go bird shopping. Not because the cat isn't polite, but because he's a cat.
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