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101 " I’m sorry, Mister Dresden. Harry. I do like you quite a bit. But I’m afraid that I like myself a whole lot more. "
― Jim Butcher , Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)
102 " You know. I never really thought to ask before—but what is that dust made of?” “Depleted uranium,” I told him. “At least, that’s the base ingredient. I had to add in a lot of other things. Cold iron, basil, dung from a—” “Never mind,” he said. “I don’t want to know. "
103 " There’s good news and bad news.” The knight brought his sword to guard again. “I’ve always been partial to the good news. "
104 " Holy shit,” I breathed. “Hellhounds.” “Harry,” Michael said sternly. “You know I hate it when you swear.” “You’re right. Sorry. Holy shit,” I breathed, “heckhounds "
105 " Don’t worry,” Michael said, quietly. “Just let me do the talking.” Chapter Seven Michael rested his chin in his hands and sighed. “I can’t believe we’re in jail. "
106 " Ow,” I complained. I keep my complaints succinct "
107 " Damn,” I mumbled, looking back at the spreading fires. “I’m kinda hard on buildings. "
108 " Goodbye, wizard.” And the slender girl flung me like a baseball at the stone of my fireplace. Some days, it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed. "
109 " So what is he? Some kind of eternal soldier? Maybe a sleeping Arthurian knight woken in this desperate age to battle the forces of evil?” “As far as I know he’s a carpenter. "
110 " For the sake of one soul. For one loved one. For one life.’ I called power into my blasting rod, and its tip glowed incandescent white. ‘The way I see it, there’s nothing else worth fighting a war for. "
111 " All right, so. The entire day wasn’t a living hell. But, as it turned out, hell got up awfully early in the morning. "
112 " My .38 had been lost in the battle with the gang of half-mad lycanthropes the year before, and I’d replaced it with a medium-barreled .357. I must have been feeling insecure that day, or something "
113 " On either side of the double doors, someone had gone to a lot of trouble to plant and care for a half-dozen rosebushes. Someone else had gone to a lot of trouble to tear them to shreds. "
114 " Let me tell you something, Morty. When I come into a place and don’t say a thing except, ‘Let’s talk,’ and the first thing I hear is ‘I didn’t do it,’ it makes me think that the person I’m talking to must have done something. You know what I’m saying? "
115 " Bob,” I said. “You can’t just go around killing people.” “I know. That’s why you should do it.” “No, no. I can’t go around killing people, either.” “Why not? You’ve done it before. And you’ve got a new gun and everything. "
116 " I felt like a collection of complaints and malfunctions "