Dresden Quotes

I am a huge fan of the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher.  The main character, Harry Dresden is hilarious.  It is a fun, fast-paced, and sarcastic series.  It is one of those books where I am constantly bookmarking funny or memorable lines.  Her are a few of them.

"Paranoid? Probably. But just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face." 
— Jim Butcher (Storm Front)"


"Murphy hung up and I said, to the still-open line, "Hey, if you've got someone watching my place, could you call the cops if anyone tries to steal my Star Wars poster? It's an original." 

Then I vindictively hung up on the FBI. It made my inner child happy." 
— Jim Butcher (Changes)

"Ack!" I said.

Fearless master of the witty dialogue, that's me."
— Jim Butcher (Changes)

"The man once wrote: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. Tolkien had that one mostly right.

I stepped forward, let the door bang closed, and snarled, "Fuck subtle."
— Jim Butcher (Changes)

"We are not going to die."

Butters stared up at me, pale, his eyes terrified. "We're not?"

No. And do you know why?" He shook his head. "Because Thomas is too pretty to die. And because I'm too stubborn to die." I hauled on the shirt even harder. "And most of all because tomorrow is Oktoberfest, Butters, and polka will never die."
— Jim Butcher (Dead Beat)

"I parked in front of the Field Museum under a NO PARKING sign. There were a couple of actual spots I could have used, but the drive was even closer. Besides, I found it aesthetically satisfying to defy municipal code."
— Jim Butcher (Dead Beat)

"Nobody can be bad at everything. There’s no such thing as a perfect screwup."
— Jim Butcher (Mean Streets)


"Don't call me a dinosaur. It isn't fair to the dinosaurs. What did a dinosaur ever do to you?"
— Jim Butcher (White Night)


"Are you always a smartass?'

Nope. Sometimes I'm asleep."