Quotes by Jim Butcher

Death is just one more Path. One youll come to in time.

I know you havent burned down any buildings in a while, she said, but if you start feeling the need...

Fire isnt always an element of destruction. Classical alchemical doctrine teaches that it also has dominion over another province: change.

The last time I was at a supernatural shindig, I got poisoned and then everything there tried to kill me. So I burned the whole place to the ground.

If I lived through the next day or so, I needed to start keeping track of where these jokers liked to get their bloodthirsty freak on. It might give me an edge someday. Or at least a list of places that could use a nice burning down. I hadnt burned down a building in ages.

Being called dangerous by a cat could mean a great many things, but it was generally delivered as something of a compliment.

It was why no sane cat allowed kits to come anywhere near human beings. Humans seemed to feel that it was perfectly acceptable to teach kits to accept food from their hands as a matter of course, rather than teaching them the importance of hunting skill and self-reliance.

Rowl felt sure that Bridgets fragile feelings would be crushed if he denied her the pleasure of sharing her meat with him.

He is a cat, Miss Lancaster. Asking him such questions is an exercise in futility.

When a single cat let loose a war cry, it was an unsettling sound. When two cats suddenly wailed at each other in a similar fashion, it was downright unne

He had to give humans credit where it was due - they did seem to have a knack for building interesting places for cats to explore.

Littlemouse was in danger, doubtless a prisoner, and the humans could not be trusted to handle her rescue with appropriate violence. They might be willing to leave someone alive, and Rowl was not prepared to tolerate incompetence where his personal human was concerned. He had just gotten her properly trained.

...after a pointless delay for the humans to collect all their toys and keepsakes, he was able to take his rightful place in Littlemouses arms and heard them all in the proper direction.

Mister didnt come with me on cases, being above such trivial matters, but he found me pleasant company when I was at home and not moving around too much, except when he didnt, in which case he went rambling

The fire of my tribulations had not simply been pain to be endured. It had been an agent of transformation. After all that Id been through, Id changed. Not for the worse, I was pretty sure--at least not yet. But only a moron or a freaking lunatic could have faced the things I had and remained unfazed by them.

Tavi spent an eternity in misery, longing for death to bring sweet release from the unrelenting torment. The others gathered at the side of his bunk on the ship, keeping a deathwatch over him.I dont see what all the drama is about, Demos said, his quiet voice filled with habitual disinterst. Hes seasick. It will pass.~Captains Fury

And since when had I become the guy that things happened to ten years ago?

What is going to happen to the Aurorans?They are prisoners of war, Albion said. I should imagine they will be set to work at the base of the Spire.Grimm tightened his jaw. No, sir.No?No, sir, Grimm said. Ive seen that place. You might as well tie a noose around their necks and stand them on blocks of ice, if you want them to die a slow death. It will be cleaner.Im not sure why this concerns you, Captain, Albion said.Because they surrendered to me, Grimm said. They gave me their parole, sir. They could have fought on with no real chance of victory, and it would have been bloody. But that surrender saved blood and lives of Albions and Aurorans alike. I will not see Captain Castillo repaid with such churlish treatment.

There is no spoon.

Dresden’s not gone,” I said. I touched a hand lightly to my brow. “He’s here.” I touched Will’s bare chest, on the left side. “Here. Without him, without what he’s done over the years, you and I would never have been able to pull this off.”“No,” he agreed. “Probably not. Definitely not.”“There are a lot of people he’s taught. Trained. Defended. And he’s been an example. No single one of us can ever be what he was. But together, maybe we can.