Jim Butcher Quotes about Running

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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

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

Running, Courage, Fear

Jim Butcher (2011). “Ghost Story: A Novel of the Dresden Files”, p.224, Penguin

Whenever you've got a choice, do good, kiddo. It isn't always fun or easy, but in the long run it makes your life better.

Jim Butcher

Running, Fun, Long

Ah. Medieval-style ransom.” Toot looked confused. “He did run some, but I stopped him, my lord. Like, just now. In front of you. Right over there.” There were several conspicuous sounds behind me, the loudest from my apprentice, and I turned to eye everyone else. They were all either covering smiles or holding them back— poorly. “Hey, peanut gallery,” I said. “This isn’t as easy as I’m making it look.” “You’re doing fine,” Karrin said, her eyes twinkling. I sighed. “Come on, Toot,” I said, and walked over to Hook.

Jim Butcher

Running, Confused, Eye

Mort drove one of those little hybrid cars that, when not running on gasoline, was fueled by idealism. It was made out of crepe paper and duct tape and boasted a computer system that looked like it could have run the NYSE and NORAD, with enough attention left over to play tic-tac-toe. Or possibly Global Thermonuclear War.

Jim Butcher

Running, War, Play

Jim Butcher (2011). “Ghost Story: A Novel of the Dresden Files”, p.56, Penguin

Paranoia is a survival trait when you run in my circles. It gives you something to do in your spare time, coming up with solutions to ridiculous problems that aren't ever going to happen. Except when one of them does, at which point you feel way too vindicated. - Harry Dresden, Changes, Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher

Running, Circles, Giving

Jim Butcher (2010). “The Dresden Files Collection 7-12”, p.3270, Penguin

I love watching him think," Maeve told Lily. "You can almost hear that poor little hamster running and running on its wheel.

Jim Butcher

Running, Thinking, Lilies

You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away. You just have to run faster than the guy next to you.

Jim Butcher

Running, Guy, Next

Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away.

Jim Butcher

Running, Years, Monsters

Jim Butcher (2004). “Blood Rites: Book six of The Dresden Files”, p.10, Penguin

I know how you feel," I said. "You run into something you totally don't get, and it's scary as hell. But once you learn something about it, it gets easier to handle. Knowledge counters fear. It always has.

Jim Butcher

Running, Scary, How You Feel

Jim Butcher (2010). “The Dresden Files Collection 7-12”, p.108, Penguin