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born 1971 United States
Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971) is an American novelist, most known for his contemporary fantasy book series The Dresden Files. He also writes the Codex Alera series, and recently started the Cinder Spires.
United States Novelists Short story writers Also known as: Jim butcher, Blood Rites, Blood Rites (novel), Dead Beat, Dead Beat (novel), Death Masks
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The next time you interfere with me, more than smoke will interfere with you.
Bob Here's where I ask why don't you spend your time doing something safer and more boring. Like maybe administering suppositories to rabid gorillas.
Summer Knight (2002)
Sanya, Knight of the Cross: There is, I think, humor here which does not translate well from English into sanity.
Changes (2010)
Sanya, Knight of the Cross: Laugh whenever you can. Keeps you from killing yourself when things are bad. That and vodka.
Changes (2010)
Harry Dresden/Waldo Butters: Polka will never die!
Dead Beat (2005)
Life, Tavi reflected, seldom makes a gift of what one expects or plans for.
Open eyes are of little use when the mind behind them is closed.
Princeps' Fury (2008)
Harry Dresden: Discussing a problem with yourself is almost never a good way to secure a divergent viewpoint.
Ghost Story (2011)
Spelunking is dangerous enough without adding in anything that could be described with the word "ravening".
Harry Dresden: The freaking Council never does anything quickly, and I had a bad feeling that tempus was fugiting furiously.
Changes (2010)
Harry Dresden: Sometimes I hate having a conscience, and a stupidly thorough sense of honor.
Fool Moon (2001)
Harry Dresden: Many things are not as they seem: The worst things in life never are.
White Night (2007)
Harry Dresden: I wouldn't burden any decent system of faith by participating in it.
Death Masks (2003)
Listens-To-Wind "Injun Joe": Not gonna bind ya or break ya, old spirit. Just gonna kick your ass up between your ears.
Turn Coat (2009)
Michael Carpenter My faith protects me. My Kevlar helps.
Death Masks (2003)
Harry Dresden: As a whole, people suck, but a person can be extraordinary.
Changes (2010)
Harry Dresden: Death is only frightening from the near side.
Ghost Story (2011)
Queen Mab: For love men will mutilate themselves and murder rivals. For love will even a peaceful man go to war. For Love, man will destroy himself, and do so willingly.
Changes (2010)
Bridges are a troll's specialty. Whether because of some magic or just because of aptitude, you never get across the bridge without facing the troll. That's life, I guess.
Harry Dresden: Everyone is down on pain, because they forget something important about it: Pain is for the living. Only the dead don't feel it.
White Night (2007)
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