Mort drove one of those little hybrid cars that, when not running on gasoline, was fueled by idealism. It was made out of crepe paper and duct tape and boasted a computer system that looked like it could have run the NYSE and NORAD, with enough attention left over to play tic-tac-toe. Or possibly Global Thermonuclear War.
Jim ButcherMister Dresden is a diplomatically challenged individual. He should be in a shelter for the tactless.
Jim ButcherIf you make some comment even obliquely alluding to menstruation or menopause and its effect on my judgment," Murphy interrupted, "I will break your arm in eleven places.
Jim ButcherHeroism doesn't pay very well. I try to be cold-blooded and money-oriented, but I keep screwing it up.
Jim ButcherA bunch of people are gonna be mad at me, Iโve got some kind of medical issue thatโs going to kill me in a while if I donโt deal with it, oh, and the islandโs blowing up tomorrow and taking a whole lot of the country with it if I donโt fix it.โ Thomas gave me a steady look. โSo,โ he said. โSame old, same old.
Jim Butcher