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 dis… - Jim Butcher

Malcolm Dresden: Son. Everyone dies alone. That's what it is. It's a door. It's one person wide. When you go through it, you do it alone." His fingers squeezed me tight. "But it doesn't mean you've got to be alone before you go through the door. And believe me, you aren't alone on the other side."

Harry Dresden: The U.S. isn’t a perfect place, but it’s better than most people have managed to come up with. And all my stuff is there.

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.