Maybe,โ he said in a slow, rural drawl, โyou could explain to me why I found you in the middle of an orgy.โ โWell,โ I said, โif youโre going to be in an orgy, the middle is the best spot, isnโt it.
Jim ButcherJust because you start out as one thing, it doesn't mean you can't grow into something else.
Jim ButcherParanoia is a survival trait when you run in my circles. It gives you something to do in your spare time, coming up with solutions to ridiculous problems that aren't ever going to happen. Except when one of them does, at which point you feel way too vindicated. - Harry Dresden, Changes, Jim Butcher
Jim ButcherHe's Black Council," I said. "Or maybe stupid," Ebenezar countered. I thought about it. "Not sure which is scarier." Ebenezar blinked at me, then snorted. "Stupid, Hoss. Every time. Only so many blackhearted villains in the world, and they only get uppity on occasion. Stupid's everywhere, every day.
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