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61 " She was right. I was just about too tired to understand English, but she sounded pretty right. "
― Jim Butcher , Battle Ground (The Dresden Files, #17)
62 " Fuel a love spell with rage and you’re likely to get some odd side effects, for example. "
63 " Bad guys from my side of the street have decided to destroy Chicago. And every monster and weirdo in Chicago has turned out to fight them. "
64 " But it also meant that I had me on my side. And I liked the way that felt. "
65 " The creation of the community encourages investment in that community,” I said. “Once they’ve invested, they’ll fight to protect it. "
66 " Hey, didn’t nobody say anything about weddings,” I protested "
67 " Her chin lifted, and her hard, cold eyes flickered in naked, unconcealed pride. “Never once in your life, my Knight, have you taken the easy road. I chose well. "
68 " Blood was their art. Screams were their music. Horror was their faith. "
69 " Pussy,” Murphy said. I blinked at her. She smirked. “Too good, couldn’t resist. "
70 " but one of them had rolled a higher initiative this round, "
71 " Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! "
72 " Oh wow!” Maggie exclaimed. “Santa’s real! And he left me a bike! "
73 " It was that last phrase that did it. It hit me like a bucket of cold water. Maggie. "
74 " Grenade!” I screamed, and sent more power into the shield. A second later, there was a sound you could chew, it was so thick, and a wash of power smashed against my shield, overloading what the bracelet could handle and scorching my wrist. "
75 " Apocalypses always kick off at the witching hour. That’s something you know now. "
76 " But it’s even more important that you build something worth fighting for. "
77 " The real battle for your own soul isn’t about falling from a great height; it’s about descending, or not, one choice at a time. "
78 " You don’t exactly sleep, in situations like that. You close your eyes and stop moving, and then a lot of complicated things happen in your brain. "
79 " He heaved a breath. Then set his jaw, nodded, and said, “Got it.” “Good man,” I said. “You’re handling this well.” “I am not,” Bradley said without slowing his steps. “I am not.” “Then you are freaking out in the most useful way possible,” I said. “Keep it up. "
80 " Let the deep things stay deep. "