At the moment I was mad enough to chew up nails and spit out paper clips.

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.

The distinction between good and evil is meaningless if one does not have the freedom to choose between them.

Life is too short, Harry. And there's nowhere near enough joy in it. If you find it, grab it. Before it's gone.

I've always felt that the best whips and chains are in the mind. With a little creativity, the physical ones are hardly necessary.

My laboratory,' I said, experimentally, drawing out each syllable. 'Why is it that saying it like that always makes me want to follow it with 'mwoo-hah-hah-hahhhhh'? ' 'You were overexposed to Hammer Films as a child?' - Harry Dresden & Bob the Skull, Changes, Jim Butcher

So?" Bob said. "Hat up, go kill her. Problem solved." "Bob," I said. "You can't just go around killing people." "I know. That's why you should do it." "No, no. I can't go around killing people, either.