Jim Butcher

"The human mind is not a terribly logical or consistent place."

- Jim Butcher

"Hope is a force of nature. Don’t let anyone tell you different."

- Jim Butcher

"Laugh whenever you can. Keeps you from killing yourself when things are bad. That and vodka."

- Jim Butcher

"Wake up on Monday and start your day with a lot of awesomeness and you will get happiness back."

- Jim Butcher

"Courage is about learning how to function despite the fear, to put aside your instincts to run or give in completely to the anger born from fear. Courage is about using your brain and your heart when every cell of your body is screaming at your to fight or flee – and then following through on what you believe is the right thing to do."

- Jim Butcher

"Anger is just anger. It isn't good. It isn't bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters. It's like anything else. You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice." Constructive anger," the demon said, her voice dripping sarcasm. Also known as passion," I said quietly. "Passion has overthrown tyrants and freed prisoners and slaves. Passion has brought justice where there was savagery. Passion has created freedom where there was nothing but fear. Passion has helped souls rise from the ashes of their horrible lives and build something better, stronger, more beautiful."

- Jim Butcher

"Even in winter, the cold isn’t always bitter, and not every day is cruel."

- Jim Butcher

"Pain is a part of life. Sometimes it's a big part, and sometimes it isn't, but either way, it's a part of the big puzzle, the deep music, the great game. Pain does two things: It teaches you, tells you that you're alive. Then it passes away and leaves you changed. It leaves you wiser, sometimes. Sometimes it leaves you stronger."

- Jim Butcher

"Magic comes from what is inside you. It is part of you. You can't weave together a spell that you don't believe in."

- Jim Butcher

"When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching–they are your family."

- Jim Butcher

"There’s nothing that makes you more insane than family. Or more happy, or more exasperated, or more secure."

- Jim Butcher

"When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching — they are your family."

- Jim Butcher

"When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching – they are your family."

- Jim Butcher

"When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching 3 they are your family."

- Jim Butcher