Jim Butcher Quotes - Page 2

Likest thou jelly within thy doughnut?

I’ve had a tense couple of days. And I’ve got to tell you, burning someone’s face off sounds like a great way to relax.

She frowned at me. "You need some rest. You look like hell. And you're obviously tired enough to have gotten the giggles."

Wizards don't giggle," I said, hardly able to speak. "This is cackling.

I let out a battle cry. Sure, a lot of people might have mistaken it for a sudden yelp of unmanly fear, but trust me. It was a battle cry.

Hell's holy stars and freaking stones shit bells.

You rush a miracle worker, you get lousy miracles!

Murphy hung up and I said, to the still-open line, "Hey, if you've got someone watching my place, could you call the cops if anyone tries to steal my Star Wars poster? It's an original."

Then I vindictively hung up on the FBI. It made my inner child happy.

The man once wrote: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. Tolkien had that one mostly right.

I stepped forward, let the door bang closed, and snarled, "Fuck subtle.

If I was on the road to Hell, at least I was going in style.

In the action business, when you don't want to say you ran like a mouse, you call it 'taking cover.' It's more heroic.

Hell's bells, irony blows.

I'm so pretty, it's hard for me to think of myself as intelligent.

You're such a cynic," Molly said.

"I think cynics are playful and cute.

I love being a wizard. Every day is like Disneyland.

- Did you really save the world ?...
- Mostly I was saving my own ass. Just happend that the world was in the same spot.

Heroism doesn't pay very well. I try to be cold-blooded and money-oriented, but I keep screwing it up.

A succubus on the set. Strike that, the health-conscious kid sister made it two… succubuses. Succubusees? Succubi? Stupid Latin correspondence course.

Laughter is good for you. Nine out of ten stand-up comedians recommend laughter in the face of intense stupidity.

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.

See? This is why I'm not religious. I couldn't possibly keep my mouth shut long enough to get along with everyone else.