Quotes by Jim Butcher

Empty night, Harry. Didnt your little adventure in the lake teach you a damned thing?I scowled some more. Like what?Like life is short, he [Thomas] said. Like you dont know when its going to end. Like some things, left unsaid, cant ever be said.

Now I feel like James Bond. Suave and intelligent, breaking all the codes while looking fabulous.

Im brilliant as well as skilled, he said modestly. Its a great burden, all of that on top of my angelic good looks. But I try to soldier on as best I can.

Doesnt matter how pretty you are. Whats important is how pretty you feel. No one feels pretty when they hear no often enough.

Thank God for imminent doomsday.

“If you go to your death rather than do everything you might to prevent what is happening, you are merely committing suicide and trying to make yourself feel better about it. That is the act of a coward. It is beneath contempt.”

“Love is another kind of power, which shouldnt surprise you. Magic comes from emotions, among other things. And when two people are together, in that intimacy, when they really, selflessly love each other it changes them both. It lingers on in the energy of their lives, even when they are apart.”

“Son. Everyone dies alone. Thats what it is. Its a door. Its one person wide. When you go through it, you do it alone. But it doesnt mean youve got to be alone before you go through the door. And believe me, you arent alone on the other side.”

“When you die, do you want to feel ashamed of what youve done with your life? Feel ashamed of what your life meant?”