Thatโs the problem with you nearly immortal types,โ I said. โYou couldnโt spot a pop culture reference if it skittered up and implanted an embryo down your esophagus.
Jim ButcherHeroism doesn't pay very well. I try to be cold-blooded and money-oriented, but I keep screwing it up.
Jim ButcherNow I feel like James Bond. Suave and intelligent, breaking all the codes while looking fabulous.
Jim ButcherIsana laughed. "And you, lady? Are you a woman of conscience or of ambition?" The lady smiled. "That's a question rarely asked here at court." "And why is that?" "Because a woman of conscience would tell you that she is a person of conscience. A woman of ambition would tell you that she is a person of conscienceโonly much more convincingly.
Jim Butcher