„Susan Rodriguez: Harry, have you ever heard of the paperless office?Harry Dresden: Yeah. It’s like Bigfoot. Someone says he knows someone who saw him, but you don’t ever actually see him yourself.“

— Jim Butcher
„Harry Dresden: You can never tell how someone is going to handle power — not until you hand it to them and see what they do with it.“
— Jim Butcher
„Harry Dresden: Took cover. In the action business, when you don't want to say you ran like a mouse, you call it 'taking cover.“
— Jim Butcher
„Johnny Marcone: Do you know what I think?Harry Dresden: You think we should shoot Nicodemus in the back at the first opportunity and let Michael dismember him.Marcone: Yes. I drew my gun.Harry Dresden: Okay.“
— Jim Butcher
„Harry Dresden: Don't mess with a wizard when he's wizarding!“
— Jim Butcher
„Harry Dresden: Dresden Taxidermy. You snuff it, we'll stuff it.“
— Jim Butcher
„Harry Dresden: I can't believe I'm about to say this. So think real careful about where this is coming from: Have you people ever considered talking when you've got a problem?“
— Jim Butcher
„Harry Dresden: You rush a miracle worker, you get lousy miracles!“
— Jim Butcher
„Harry Dresden: Maybe it wasn't anything I'd done. Maybe the monsters had gone on strike. Yeah right.“
— Jim Butcher
„Harry Dresden: Kincaid! Bolshevik Muppet!“
— Jim Butcher
„Harry Dresden: Pretty sure that Roman Catholic priests don't have peeps. Too trendy and ephemeral. Like automobiles. And the printing press.“
— Jim Butcher
„Harry Dresden: The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault.“
— Jim Butcher
„Harry Dresden: Blood leaves no stain on a Warden's cloak.“
— Jim Butcher
„Harry Dresden: Discussing a problem with yourself is almost never a good way to secure a divergent viewpoint.“
— Jim Butcher
„I mean, if you've ever spoken to someone with two heads, you know they know something you don't.“
— Diane Arbus
„She gave me a hard look. "No one likes a wiseass, Harry.""Are you kidding? As long as the wiseass is talking to someone, people love 'em.“
— Jim Butcher