Quotessence
Home / Authors / Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher Quotes

Author

Filter quotes by topic

AllHarry DresdenDresdenSaidIfsPeopleKnowsThinkingWayDresden FilesLittlesMenJim ButcherThomas RaithHumorMeanEyeKindLooksMagicWant

Famous Jim Butcher Quotes

“Those who deal in magic learn to see the world in a slightly differnt light than everybody else.you gain a perspective you had considered before. A way of thinking that would never have occurred to you with out exposure to the things a wizard sees and hears.When you look in to some ones eyes you see them in that other light and for just a second they see you in the same way.”

ThinkingWorldWayLooksLightEyeDealsMagicPerspectiveGainsExposureWizardsWay Of Thinking
Author:Jim Butcher
Create image

“A man's magic demonstrates what sort of person he is, what is held most deeply inside of him. There is no truer gauge of a man's character than the way in which he employs his strength, his power. I was not a murderer. I was not like Victor Sells. I was Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. I was a wizard. Wizards control their power. They don't let it control them. And wizards don't use magic to kill people. They use it to discover, to protect, to mend, to help. Not to destroy.”

PeopleMenWayPersonsCharacterHelpingUseMagicProtectSellsMurdererWizardsGaugesDresden
Book:Storm Front: Book one of The Dresden Files
Create image

“They say you can know a man by his enemies, Dresden." He smiled, and laughter lurked beneath his next words, never quite surfacing. "You defy beings that should cow you into silence. You resist forces that are inevitable for no more reason than that you believe they should be resisted. You bow your head to neither demons nor angels, and you put yourself in harm's way to defend those who cannot defend themselves." He nodded slowly. "I think I like you.”

ThinkingKnowsMenWayShouldBelieveReasonNextForceSilenceEnemyLike YouLaughterAngelHarmInevitableDemonCowsBowsDresdenI Like You
Book:Changes: A Novel of the Dresden Files
Create image

“Hello Angel,'Michael rumbled, and leaned over to give the woman a kiss on the cheek. She accepted it with all the loving tolerance of a Komodo dragon. 'Don't you hello angel me. Do you know what I had to go through to find a baby-sitter, get all the way out here, get the money together and then get the sword back for you?”

KnowsWayGivingTogetherBabyKissingAngelAcceptedToleranceDragonsDo You KnowCheeksHello
Book:Grave Peril: Book three of The Dresden Files
Create image

“And you've got that look on your face again." "I can't help it, "Ehren said. "You're about to walk to breakfast, arn't you, regardless of who is in the way?" "Yes," Tavi said. Ehren sighed. "Let's hear it." Tavi told him the plan. "That's insane," Ehren said. "It could work." "You arn't going to have anyone come along to bail you out this time," Ehren pointed out. Tavi grinned. "Are you with me?" "The plan is insane," Ehren said. "You are insane." He looked around inside the tent. "I'll need some pants.”

WayNeedsLooksSaidI CanHelpingFacesWalksPlansInsaneBreakfastYour FacePantsTentsBail
Author:Jim Butcher
Create image

“Karrin Murphy led the charge, and Sanya and I tried to keep up. She went through that sea of foes like a little speedboat, her enemies spun and tossed and turned and disoriented in her wake. Sanya and I hacked our way through stunned foes, pushing and chopping with unsophisticated brutality-and that big Russian lunatic just kept laughing the whole time.”

WayLittlesWholeBigsEnemyLaughingSeaPushingFoeBrutalityLunaticMurphyStunnedSpunHackedChoppingKarrin Murphy
Book:Changes: A Novel of the Dresden Files
Create image

“Paranoia is a survival trait when you run in my circles. It gives you something to do in your spare time, coming up with solutions to ridiculous problems that aren't ever going to happen. Except when one of them does, at which point you feel way too vindicated. - Harry Dresden, Changes, Jim Butcher”

WayGivingFeelsDoeProblemHappensRunningSurvivalSolutionsRidiculousCirclesTraitsSparesParanoiaButchersDresdenHarry DresdenSpare TimeVindicated
Book:The Dresden Files Collection 7-12
Create image

“I don't have anything against God. Far from it. But I don't understand Him. And I don't trust a lot of the people that go around claiming that they're working in His best interests. Faeries and vampires and whatnot -- those I can fathom. Even demons. Sometimes, even the Fallen. I can understand why they do what they do. But I don't understand God. I don't understand how he could see the way people treat one another, and not chalk up the whole human race as a bad idea”

PeopleWayHumansI CanIdeasSometimesWholeInterestRaceTreatsVampireHuman RaceFallenDemonDon't TrustFaerieBad IdeasFathomChalk
Book:Grave Peril: Book three of The Dresden Files
Create image

“Oh," the girl said, shaking her head. "Don't be so simple. People adore monsters. They fill their songs and stories with them. They define themselves in relation to them. You know what a monster is, young shade? Power. Power and choice. Monsters make choices. Monsters shape the world. Monsters force us to become stronger, smarter, better. They sift the weak from the strong and provide a forge for the steeling of souls. Even as we curse monsters, we admire them. Seek to become them, in some ways." Her eyes became distant. "There are far, far worse things to be than a monster.”

PeopleKnowsWorldWaySaidSoulStoriesEyeYoungSongChoicesGirlStrongForceSimpleShapesWeakRelationStrongerMonstersAdmireCurseShadeSmarterHer EyesAdoreShaking
Author:Jim Butcher
Create image

“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.”

WayYearsRealProblemCareLastsCarBuildingWillingShapesOfficeFaultsSizeDon't CareI Don't CareGiantsDesperateChicagoLast YearRoofGet RealElevatorsScorpionsDesperate Measures
Book:Grave Peril: Book three of The Dresden Files
Create image

“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 surgeon. I held up a fist to them. Represent.”

WayLooksKindLittlesMadeFunSoundWaterTelevisionSellsCastsAttractivePairsPlasticTailsFistsSurgeonsDolphinsGood FunPlastic Surgeons
Book:The Dresden Files Collection 7-12
Create image

“He’s being held prisoner on a ceramic-lined cookie sheet in the oven,” Thomas said. “I figured he couldn’t jigger his way out of a bunch of steel, and it would give him something to think about before we start asking questions.” “That’s an awful thing to do to one of the Little Folk, man,” I said. “I’m planning to start making a pie in front of him.” “Nice.” “Thank you.”

ThinkingMenWayGivingLittlesSaidNiceFrontsAskingFolksPlanningBunchAwfulThings To DoPrisonerPieSteelSheetsCookiesAsking QuestionsOvensCeramics
Author:Jim Butcher
Create image

“Growing up is all about getting hurt. And then getting over it. You hurt. You recover. You move on. Odds are pretty good you're just going to get hurt again. But each time, you learn something. Each time you come out of it a little stronger, and at some point you realize there are more flavors of pain than coffee. Pain does two things: it teaches you, tells you that you're alive. Then it passes away and leaves you changed. And everything that will ever happen to you in life is going to involve it in one way or another.”

WayLittlesDoeTwoHappensPainMovingLife IsRealizingHurtTeachGrowing UpAliveGrowingChangedStrongerCoffeeOne WayTwo ThingsOver ItOver YouOddsFlavorPassing AwayDresdenHarry DresdenGetting HurtYou ChangedGetting Over It
Author:Jim Butcher
Create image

“Pain does two things: It teaches you, tells you that you're alive. Then it passes away and leaves you changed. It leaves you wiser, sometimes. Sometimes it leaves you stronger. Either way, pain leaves its mark, and everything important that will ever happen to you in life is going to involve it in one degree or another.”

WayDoeTwoImportantSometimesHappensPainLife IsTeachAliveChangedDegreesMarkStrongerTwo ThingsWiserPassing AwayDresdenHarry DresdenYou Changed
Book:The Dresden Files Collection 7-12
Create image