I’ve had a tense couple of days. And I’ve got to tell you, burning someone’s face off sounds like a great way to relax.

I heard someone walk out of the alley behind me, and my body went tense and tight, despite my weariness. Then a young woman's voice said, in a passable British accent, "The Little People are easily startled, but they'll soon be back. And in greater numbers." I sagged in sudden, exhausted relief. The bad guys hardly ever quote Star Wars.

You never get a straight answer from captains. You should know that by now.

Harry Dresden. Saving the world, one act of random destruction at a time.

I'd been in hairier situations than this one. Actually, it's sort of depressing, thinking how many times I'd been in them. But if experience had taught me anything, it was this: No matter how screwed up things are, they can get a whole lot worse.

Many women have earned titles, Your Grace. It doesn't seem to have been a factor in whether or not they actually received them.

I love watching him think," Maeve told Lily. "You can almost hear that poor little hamster running and running on its wheel.