Got to die of something," Giraldi observed. "Might as well put back a few pints while you wait to see what it is.

Knowledge is the ultimate weapon. It always has been.

The only good thing about having your back to the wall is that it makes it really easy to choose which way you're going to go.

I've been a young man. Boobs are near the center of the universe, until you turn twenty-five or so. Which is also when young men's auto insurance rates go down. This is not a coincidence.

Oh, I forgot to mention it: My brother is the kind of man whom women stalk. In cooperative packs.

Mister Dresden," he said. "And Miss Rodriguez, I believe. I didn't realize you were an art collector." "I am the foremost collector of velvet Elvii in the city of Chicago," I said at once. "Elvii?" Marcone inquired. "The plural could be Elvises, I guess," I said. "But if I say that too often, I start muttering to myself and calling things 'my precious,' so I usually go with the Latin plural.

Smiling always seems to annoy people more than actually insulting them. Or maybe I just have an annoying smile.