Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher is an American author best known for his contemporary fantasy book series The Dresden Files. He is also the author of the Codex Alera series, and the Cinder Spires series. Butcher was born in Independence, Missouri, in 1971. He is the youngest of three children, having two older sisters. He lives in Independence, MO, and has one son...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth26 October 1971
CountryUnited States of America
Jim Butcher quotes about
mean sleep night
Fading light means more than just the end of another day. Night is when terrible things emerge from their sleep and seek soft flesh and hot blood.
dog order affair
You killed my dog! Get your affairs in order.
spiritual needs belief
I do not need the written code of a spiritual belief to act like a decent human being.
queens eyebrows mind
Mab turned back to me and eyed me up and down. She quirked one eyebrow, very slightly, somehow conveying layers of disapproval toward multiple aspects of my appearance, conduct, and situation, and said, 'Finally.' 'There’s been a lot on my mind,' I replied. 'It seems unlikely that your cares will lighten,' Queen Mab replied. 'Improve your mind.'
answers captains should
You never get a straight answer from captains. You should know that by now.
wise spring rain
Rain was coming down in sheets. I could hear it, on the concrete outside and on the old building above me. It creaked and swayed in the spring thunderstorm and the wind, timbers gently flexing, wise enough with age to give a little, rather than put up stubborn resistance until they broke. I could probably stand to learn something from that.
running scary how-you-feel
I know how you feel," I said. "You run into something you totally don't get, and it's scary as hell. But once you learn something about it, it gets easier to handle. Knowledge counters fear. It always has.
want kill-me if-i-stay
If I stay, they'll kill me... If I go, at least everything that wants me dead won't be taking it personally.
healing love-is magic
Love is another kind of power, which shouldn't surprise you. Magic comes from emotions, among other things.
village idiot somewhere-out-there
Somewhere out there was a village I'd deprived of it's idiot.
latin stupid kids
A succubus on the set. Strike that, the health-conscious kid sister made it two… succubuses. Succubusees? Succubi? Stupid Latin correspondence course.
jobs work games
Jobs are a part of life. Maybe you've heard of the concept. It's called work? See, what happens is that you suffer through doing annoying and humiliating things until you get paid not enough money. Like those Japanese game shows, only without all the glory.
passion should
Everybody should get to make a living with their passion.
sleep sullen deprivation
Sullen monosyllabism, a sure sign of sleep deprivation.