Quote

My main source for faith-based stuff is mostly the Bible, and a childhood with a much, much higher-than-median exposure to theological thought.

Jim Butcher

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
Actor
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Independence
Missouri
Stuff
Mostly
Thought
Main
Much
Bible
Childhood
Based
Source
Median
Higher
Theological
Faith
Exposure

More quotes by Jim Butcher

Image
I guess maybe you don’t get to be the Merlin of the White Council by saving up frequent-flier miles
Jim Butcher
Image
I don't believe in faeries!
Jim Butcher
Image
Fire isn't always an element of destruction. Classical alchemical doctrine teaches that it also has dominion over another province: change.
Jim Butcher
Image
It rained toads the day the White Council came to town.
Jim Butcher
Image
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.
Jim Butcher
Image
There are old swordsmen and bold swordsmen. But few old, bold swordsmen.
Jim Butcher
Image
All right. Tell me what I'm looking at. From the improvised Rolling Stones T-shirt bag tied to my sash, Bob the Skull said, in his most caustic voice, A giant pair of cartoon lips. I muttered a curse and fumbled with the shirt until one of the skull's glowing orange eye sockets was visible. A big goofy magic nerd! Bob said.
Jim Butcher
Image
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.
Jim Butcher
Image
Everything was perfectly healthy and normal here in Denial Land.
Jim Butcher
Image
The next time you interfere with me, more than smoke will interfere with you.
Jim Butcher
Image
Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is ajar
Jim Butcher
Image
Everyone is down on pain, because they forget something important about it: Pain is for the living. Only the dead don't feel it.
Jim Butcher
Image
Sometimes I think that's where most of us are. Fighting off the crazy as best we can. Trying to become something better than we were. It's that second bit that's important.
Jim Butcher
Image
Black Court vampires. I just shortened it some. Ebenezar tsked. Blampires. That's the problem with you young people. Shortening all the words.
Jim Butcher
Image
No matter where you go, there you are. (Uriel to Harry Dresden)
Jim Butcher
Image
People always equate beauty with good, but it just ain't so.
Jim Butcher
Image
Living was a dangerous past-time, and often quite painful—but there was also such joy in living, such beauty, things that one would otherwise never see, never experience, never know. The risk of pain and loss was a part of living.
Jim Butcher
Image
Thomas was an annoying wiseass who tended to make everyone he met want to kill him, and when I have that much in common with someone, I can't help but like him a little.
Jim Butcher
Image
It's not my fault all women like motorcycles, Murph. They're basically huge vibrators. With wheels.
Jim Butcher
Image
Maybe they'd use biological or chemical weapons instead. Maybe they'd crash the world economy. Maybe they'd turn every program on television into one of those reality shows. That's mostly done already, Harry. Oh. Well. I've got to believe that the world is worth saving anyway.
Jim Butcher