02c. 1971 ADWizards and computers get along about as well as flamethrowers and libraries.Jim Butcher / quote ↗
03c. 1971 ADOh," the girl said, shaking her head. "Don't be so simple. People adore monsters. They fill their songs and stories with them. They define themselves in relation to them. You know what a monster is, young shade? Power. Power and choice. Monsters make choices. Monsters shape the world. Monsters force us to become stronger, smarter, better. They sift the weak from the strong and provide a forge for the steeling of souls. Even as we curse monsters, we admire them. Seek to become them, in some ways." Her eyes became distant. "There are far, far worse things to be than a monster.Jim Butcher / quote ↗
04c. 1971 ADMonsters are born of pain, and grief, and loss, and anger. Your heart is full of them.--"And?"And it makes you vulnerable.Jim Butcher / quote ↗
05c. 1971 ADI’d gone with my usual option. I was running through long tunnels filled with demons and monsters and nightmares, because it was easier than going to the gym.Jim Butcher / quote ↗
06c. 1971 ADEmpty night, Harry. Didn't your little adventure in the lake teach you a damned thing?"I scowled some more. "Like what?""Like life is short," he [Thomas] said. "Like you don't know when it's going to end. Like some things, left unsaid, can't ever be said.Jim Butcher / quote ↗
07c. 1971 ADNow I feel like James Bond. Suave and intelligent, breaking all the codes while looking fabulous.Jim Butcher / quote ↗
08c. 1971 ADI'm brilliant as well as skilled," he said modestly. "It's a great burden, all of that on top of my angelic good looks. But I try to soldier on as best I can.Jim Butcher / quote ↗
09c. 1971 ADDoesn't matter how pretty you are. What's important is how pretty you feel. No one feels pretty when they hear "no" often enough.Jim Butcher / quote ↗
