Jim C. Hines Quotes

Don’t let your newfound title worry you. Having lived among goblins and their backstabbing, treacherous ways, you’re far better prepared for politics than most.

“What happened?”
“Nothing serious, as long as I’m careful.”
“You’re doomed,” she said.

A wizard am I, whom many dread,
With power like a God.
So come with me to yonder bed,
And see my mighty rod.

You want to know if it was worth it. I can’t answer that, Isaac. We can know what was, but not what might have been.

This is the worst excess of conjecture and wishful thinking," snapped Jackson. "We don't know if Isaac is capable of any of this."
"He believes he is," said Bi Wei.
"I once met a woman who believed she was abducted by aliens who looked like the Teletubbies," Jackson shot back. "That doesn't make it true.

History is the world’s most egotistical gossip.

I knew the one thing that truly mattered. I knew it could be done.

Every Porter was required to see a therapist on a regular basis. It seemed a wise precaution for people who routinely rewrote the laws of existence to suit their whims.

Do you remember the moment you first realize you were mortal? That no matter what happened, you would never live long enough to read every book you wanted to read? That you’d die having accomplished only a fraction of your goals?

Hey, I'm just playing devil's advocate."
"Since when did the devil need your help?

Magically speaking, dissociative identity disorder looks a lot like possession.

“Do you, um, happen to have a copy of that Wells novel here?”
“Priorities,” Lena whispered.
Right. The end of the world took precedence over an unpublished H. G. Wells. Barely.

Jig’s life would be much simpler if she were dead. That more than anything else, convinced him she was still alive.

There were always people eager for attention who were happy to confirm whatever explanation the reporters wanted, so long as he gave them their fifteen minutes of fame.

No night is so dark, no situation so dire, but the intervention of the gods cannot make it worse.