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b94486f
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She gave me a hard look. "No one likes a wiseass, Harry." "Are you kidding? As long as the wiseass is talking to someone , people love 'em."
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Jim Butcher |
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0079d1a
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My imagination needs therapy.
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Jim Butcher |
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180d08d
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Molly, you are a good person. Don't let anyone take that away from you. Not even yourself.
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self-sabotage
dresden-files
molly-carpenter
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Jim Butcher |
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00b1d5e
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Not that I was worried about anyone stealing my car. I once had a car thief offer to get me something better for a sweetheart rate.
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Jim Butcher |
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40778ca
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you look like you fell out of a crazy tree and hit every branch on the way down.
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Jim Butcher |
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b13e8b7
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Some things just aren't meant to go together. Things like oil and water. Orange juice and toothpaste.
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4cf8722
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Lacuna peered at my shirt. "Aer-O-Smith. Arrowsmith. Does the shirt belong to your weapon dealer?" "No." "Then why do you wear the shirt of someone else's weapon dealer?"
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b1fb55d
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Michael smiled at me a little. "You're a good man, Harry. But you're making the same mistake Nicodemus always has--and the same one Karrin did." "What mistake?" "You all think the critical word in the phrase 'Sword of Faith' is 'sword."
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A second later the door opened and Murphy glared up at me, blue eyes bright and cold. "Get more away. I've been fighting this computer all day long. I swear, if you blow out my hard drive again, I'm taking it out of your ass." "Why would your hard drive be in my ass?" I said."
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fb74c3c
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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."
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reality-tv
saving-the-world
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Jim Butcher |
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d551bcc
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There are moments in your life that, when you look back at them, you realize were perfect.
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Jim Butcher |
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2c2e15b
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My office is in a building in midtown Chicago. It's an older building, and not in the best of shape, especially since there was that problem with the elevator last year. I don't care what anyone says, that wasn't my fault. when a giant scorpion the size of an Irish wolfhound is tearing its way through the roof of your elevator car, you get real willing to take desperate measures.
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humor
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You need to know where to go," Sanya said. "Yes." "And you are going to consult four large pizzas for guidance." "Yes," I said. The big man frowned for a moment. Then he said, "There is, I think, humor here which does not translate well from English into sanity."
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6c5c989
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Monsters are born of pain, and grief, and loss, and anger. Your heart is full of them.- -"And?" And it makes you vulnerable."
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pain
sensitive
vulnerable
monsters
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e2b73de
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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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Jim Butcher |
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Laughter, like love, has power to survive the worst things life has to offer. And to do it with style.
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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."
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new-york-city
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Jim Butcher |
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4471b22
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Nice try?" Butters said. "Mister, where I come from, there is no try."
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Jim Butcher |
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fe50cd5
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I guess maybe you don't get to be the Merlin of the White Council by saving up frequent-flier miles
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humor
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52f45ab
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Love this job," Sanya murmured. "Just love it." "I need to challenge more people to duels," Thomas said in agreement. "Men are pigs," Murphy said. "Amen," said Molly. Lea gave me a prim look and said, "I've not sacrificed a holy virgin in ages."
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d3b5466
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He had hard, steady eyes, and all the comforting, reassuring charm of a dental drill. - Harry Dresden describing Morgan
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harry-dresden
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Jim Butcher |
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a119bce
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Worry is fear in disguise. And fear will eat you from the inside out if you let it.
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fba1a48
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Never touch my brother on his fucking birthday.
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humor
thomas-raith
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Jim Butcher |
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136921a
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It's just one hour. Just one little hour. What could happen in one hour?
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296ca29
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Billy squinted at me. "Why are you letting them go?" "Because they're real." "How do you know?" "The one I was holding crapped on my hand."
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My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Conjure by it at your own risk. I'm a wizard. I work out of an office in midtown Chicago. As far as I know, I'm the only openly practicing professional wizard in the country. You can find me in the yellow pages, under "Wizards." Believe it or not, I'm the only one there. My ad looks like this: HARRY DRESDEN -- WIZARD Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable ..
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Mab turned back to me and eyed me up and down. She quirked one eyebrow, very slightly, somehow conveying layers of disapproval toward multiple aspects of my appearance, conduct, and situation, and said, 'Finally.' 'There's been a lot on my mind,' I replied. 'It seems unlikely that your cares will lighten,' Queen Mab replied. 'Improve your mind.'
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inspirational
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Jim Butcher |
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76a1c70
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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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Jim Butcher |
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My name is Harry Dresden," I said. Fitz stumbled. "Holy shit," he said. "Like... Harry Dresden? The professional wizard?" "The one and only." He recovered his pace and shook his head. "I heard you were dead." "Well, yeah," I said, "but I'm taking it in stride."
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Jim Butcher |
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a37820c
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I ask people impertinent questions. Hopefully turning up pertinent answers.
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questions
dresden-files
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Jim Butcher |
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d0a75fe
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The past was gone. Nothing could change what had already been. Looking back at it, letting its wounds fester, indulging in regret was just a different, slower way to die. The living moved forward.
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Jim Butcher |
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9d3af17
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You never get a straight answer from captains. You should know that by now.
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Jim Butcher |
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3d6529b
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Open eyes are of little use when the mind behind them is closed.
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isana
princeps-fury
jim-butcher
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Jim Butcher |
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bb7e08e
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Thomas has the kind of whiter-than-white boyish grin that makes women's panties spontaneously evaporate.
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Jim Butcher |
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bf12612
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Troubleshooters?" Michael asked. "When there's trouble," I told him, "they shoot it."
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1137a46
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A pair of dolphins swept by us in the water, flicking their heads out to get a look at us as they went. One of them made a chittering sound that wasn't very melodic. The other twitched its tail and splashed a little water our way, all in good fun. They weren't the attractive Flipper kind of dolphins. They were regular dolphins that aren't as pretty and don't get cast on television. Maybe they just refused to sell out and see a plastic surge..
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humor
respect
flipper
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adcb069
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Well. We'll just have to hope that this wasn't a loup-garou, I guess." "If it was a louper, you'd know," Bob said wisely. "In the middle of this town, you'd have a dozen people dead every time the full moon came around. What's going on?" "A dozen people are dying every time the full moon comes around."
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Jim Butcher |
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b4a80c9
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This is Waldo Butters, and his geek penis is longer and harder than any of ours put together.
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humour
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Jim Butcher |
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0680f92
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Isana felt her throat tighten. "We failed." Serai lifted her chin and patted Isana's arm firmly. "We have not yet succeeded. There is a difference."
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success
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Jim Butcher |
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cc9cdde
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Everything I told him was technically true, more or less, and I got the job done," Jack said stubbornly. "Look, sir, if I were perfect, I wouldn't be working here in the first place. Now, would I?" And then he hung up. On speakerphone. On a freaking archangel. I couldn't help it. I let out a rolling belly laugh. "I just got suckered into doing this by...Stars and stones, you didn't even know that he...Big bad angel boy, and you get the wool..
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Then you know that Sam was the true hero of the tale,' Sayna said. 'That he faced far greater and more terrible foes than he ever should have had to face, and did so with courage. That he went alone into a black and terrible land, stormed a dark fortress, and resisted the most terrible temptation of his world for the sake of the friend he loved. That in the end, it was his actions and his actions alone that made it possible for light to ove..
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Jim Butcher |
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4cfc152
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I'm lost. I know every step I took to get here, and I'm still lost.
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Jim Butcher |
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a5eb24a
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There should be some kind of rule against needing to kill anything more than once.
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Jim Butcher |
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6b46eba
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Mouse is] with us. The dog is a handicap-assist animal." The kid lifted his eyebrows. "My mouth is partially paralyzed," I said. "It makes it hard for me to read. He's here to help me with the big words. Tell me if I'm supposed to push or pull on doors, that kind of thing."
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dresden-files
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Jim Butcher |