Are you always a smart ass?' Nope. Sometimes I'm asleep.

— Jim Butcher

As far as the Council is concerned, the U.S. Wardens are a bunch of mushrooms."" Eh?"" Kept in the dark and fed on bullshit.

— Jim Butcher

A ship's captain was her master and the right hand of God in Heaven Himself, and concerned with matters of such grave importance that minor issues like food for the mortals in his command were entirely beneath him." I'll get someone else to take this duty, sir," Creed said stoutly." The nonessential personnel are already on leave, TO," Grimm replied. "All the remaining hands are fully engaged in installing the new systems and making repairs. You know that."" But, sir," Creed said. "What will the crew

— Jim Butcher

...as nervous as a bird in a coal mine.

— Jim Butcher

A succubus on the set. Strike that, the health-conscious kid sister made it two… succubi. Succubus? Succubi? Stupid Latin correspondence course.

— Jim Butcher

A technicality I'm prepared to hide wildly behind.

— Jim Butcher

At one time in my life, a shape-shifted, demonically possessed maniac crashing through a window and trying to rip my face off would have come as an enormous and nasty surprise. But that time was pretty much in the past.

— Jim Butcher

Back-to-back," Bayard replied, and Grimm felt the sudden, wiry pressure of the other man's shoulders pressed against the middle of his back." I should be friends with taller people," Grimm panted." Bite your tongue, old boy, or I'll hack apart your ankles.

— Jim Butcher

Because a sound tree doesn't have bad roots, Amara. No enterprise of greatness begins with treachery, with lying to the people who trust and love you

— Jim Butcher

Because," he said. "You really must learn to shut your mouth from time to time. You'll taste less shoe letter.

— Jim Butcher