Nathan

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live,”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

“I just wouldn’t be safe from myself. I wouldn’t be safe from the loathing I would feel, using a tool made of life’s essence, its energy, to bring an end to life. Magic was more than just an energy source, like electricity or petroleum. It was power, true, but it was a lot of other things as well. It was all that was deepest and most powerful in nature, in the human heart and soul. The ways in which I applied it were crude and clumsy in comparison to magic in its pure form. There’s more magic in a baby’s first giggle than in any firestorm a wizard can conjure up, and don’t let anyone tell you any different.”
― Jim Butcher, Fool Moon

“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean you’re wrong.”
― Katerina Diamond, The Angel

“I have been told I have a natural aptitude for violence, yes. They say if you get a job doing something you love then it’s like not working at all.’ He grinned at her.”
― Katerina Diamond, The Secret