I’m not letting anyone lick me, and I’m not looking anyone in the eyes. It’s kind of like visiting New York.
Faith, Harry. God has a way of seeing to it that things fall into place.
Wizardry aside, it’s tough to beat a gun for discouraging men with baseball bats.
I hear that they make disinfectants that don’t hurt these days. But Charity used iodine.
Do not read what you don’t like.
You humans have the potential to be the most wonderful beings there are – if you can get past all these enormous stupid spots you seem to have in your hearts. It’s not your fault. You just don’t know how to work your hearts right yet. That’s why there are dogs. I think it’s nice to know your purpose.
Dresden,” she said, “I cannot stress to you enough how vital it is that we avoid general hostilities, even with a relatively small power.” Translation: Don’t start another war, Harry. “But,” she continued, “we can afford to lose the paths through Winter even less.” Translation: Unless you really have to.
All I said was, “I miss you.
Duty flows uphill and down.” He.
That was silly, to think that they would not love each other – but sometimes humans are slow to figure things out, because they are heart-stupid. You are, too. That’s okay. Just get a dog. Dogs can teach you all kinds of things about your heart.
You may never know a night’s peace again. Knowledge is power, young man. Power to do good and power to do harm. Some knowledge can hurt. Some can kill.
Her looks were almost extraneous. They weren’t any more important to her appeal than a glass was to wine.
Hell’s bells,” I muttered. “Harry, you idiot, when will you learn not to victory gloat?
Lord,” Michael said. “We walk into darkness now. Our enemies will surround us. Please help to make us strong enough to do what needs to be done. Amen.
Books were expensive, as well. But she’d read enough of them to know that they were only as valuable as the contents of their writers’ minds – and to her it seemed that a great many writers, had they been merchants, would have precious little inventory.
Describing something helps to define it, to give it limits, to set guardrails of understanding around it.
You are a rare kind of crazy, man.
Magic comes from life, from the energy of our world and from people, from their emotions and their will. That’s what I had always been taught.
I parked somewhere where I would probably get a ticket. I planned to ignore it. Anarchists have a much easier time finding parking spots.
I had time to think, though I wasn’t sure I wanted to.