He did run some, but I stopped him, my lord. Like, just now. In front of you. Right over there.
Hell’s Bells-Harry Dresden.
Yeah, I should probably eat more vegetables, too,” I said, “but let’s face it. That isn’t going to happen. So what’s up?
Children have their own kind of power. When you’re teaching them, protecting them, you are more than you thought you could be. More understanding, more patient, more capable, more wise.
Hey. I don’t care what kind of faerie or mortal or hideous creature you are. If you’ve got danglies and can lose them, that’s the kind of sight that make you reconsider the possible genitalia-related ramifications of your actions real damned quick.
The Blue Beetle was not a clown car,” I said severely. “It was a machine of justice.
If you’re ever in a spooky situation and have a strong instinct that you are being watched, hunted, or followed, I advise you not to treat those instincts lightly.
Life is not notable for its overabundance of certainty.
I was casting everything I had done, everything I believed, everything I had chosen – everything I was – against the will of an ancient being of darkness, terror, and malice, a fundamental power of the world. And the bonds and the will of Mother Winter could not constrain me.
So you really could die. Your godmother is right, you know. You are mad as a hatter. Nutty as a fruitcake.” “Crazy like a fox,” I said.
The curve of her smile promised things that were probably illegal, and bad for you, and would carry warnings from the Surgeon General, but that you’d still want to do over and over again.
And since when had I become the guy that things happened to ten years ago?
What do you do to make up for failing everyone in your life? How do you make it right? How do you apologize for hideous things you never intended to happen?
For the good of the people, some must place themselves in harm’s way. Some must pledge their courage and their lives to protect the community.
You walk through the door and everything goes to hell.” “That’s embroidered on my towels, actually.
Bikers don’t wear all that leather around simply for the fashion value or possible felony assaults. It’s handy for keeping the highway from ripping the skin from your flesh should you wind up losing control of the bike and sliding along the asphalt for a while.
There are no words. It was like The Lord of the Rings and All My Children made a baby with the Macho Man Randy Savage and a Whac-A-Mole machine.
Life, Tavi reflected, seldom makes a gift of what one expects or plans for.
Vadderung grinned. “I’ve never heard it phrased quite like that, but it’s accurate enough. In any event, overcoming that inertia requires tremendous energy, will, and a measure of simple luck. If one wishes to alter the course of history, it’s a far simpler matter to attempt to shape the future.
How long do I have to take care of it?” I asked. “SOON.” “Soon? How soon is soon? What do you mean, soon?