Thomas Raith Quotes:

I'm so pretty, it's hard for me to think of myself as intelligent.

- Jim Butcher

topic: Intelligent, Thinking, Thomas Raith

I'm amazing and studly, but I have limits.

- Jim Butcher

source: Jim Butcher (2008). “Grave Peril: Book three of The Dresden Files”, p.234, Penguin

topic: Limits, Thomas Raith

God save me from idealists.

- Jim Butcher

source: Jim Butcher (2008). “Grave Peril: Book three of The Dresden Files”, p.213, Penguin

topic: Save Me, Idealist, Thomas Raith

Love is another kind of power, which shouldn't surprise you. Magic comes from emotions, among other things. And when two people are together, in that intimacy, when they really, selflessly love each other it changes them both. It lingers on in the energy of their lives, even when they are apart.

- Jim Butcher

source: Jim Butcher (2004). “Blood Rites: Book six of The Dresden Files”, p.136, Penguin

topic: Love, Two, People, Thomas Raith

Jobs are a part of life. Maybe you've heard of the concept. It's called work? See, what happens is that you suffer through doing annoying and humiliating things until you get paid not enough money. Like those Japanese game shows, only without all the glory.

- Jim Butcher

source: Jim Butcher (2004). “Blood Rites: Book six of The Dresden Files”, p.14, Penguin

topic: Jobs, Work, Games, Game Shows, Thomas Raith

Vanity, thy name is vampire.

- Jim Butcher

topic: Vanity, Names, Vampire, Thomas Raith

You predicted quick victory. Now it’s going to get hopelessly complicated. Jesus, don’t you know any better than that by now?

- Jim Butcher

source: Jim Butcher (2007). “Proven Guilty: A Novel Of the Dresden Files”, p.139, Penguin

topic: Jesus, Victory, Complicated, Thomas Raith

When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching - they are your family.

- Jim Butcher

source: Jim Butcher (2007). “Proven Guilty: A Novel Of the Dresden Files”, p.304, Penguin

topic: Family, People, Hell, Happy Family, Karrin Murphy

Karrin, eh?" Thomas asked. I nodded. "She's real serious about order. A man dying, she can understand. A man coming back. That's different." "Isn't she Catholic?" Thomas asked. "Don't they have a guy?

- Jim Butcher

topic: Real, Men, Order, Karrin Murphy, Cold Days

Molly blinked, then looked at Thomas and said, "Wait a minute.... We're his flunkies." "You, may be," Thomas said, sneering. "I'm his thug. I'm way higher than a flunky." "You are high if you think I'm taking any orders from you," Molly said tartly.

- Jim Butcher

topic: Thug, Thinking, Order, Cold Days, Thomas Raith

Life would be unbearably dull if we had answers to all our questions.

- Jim Butcher

topic: Would Be, Answers, Dull, Dresden, Thomas Raith

We are not going to die." Butters stared up at me, pale, his eyes terrified. "We're not?" No. And do you know why?" He shook his head. "Because Thomas is too pretty to die. And because I'm too stubborn to die." I hauled on the shirt even harder. "And most of all because tomorrow is Oktoberfest, Butters, and polka will never die.

- Jim Butcher

topic: Motivational, Eye, Stubborn, Polka, Always And Forever

Now I feel like James Bond. Suave and intelligent, breaking all the codes while looking fabulous.

- Jim Butcher

topic: Intelligent, Suave, Fabulous, Thomas Raith

He's Gandalf on crack and an IV of Red Bull, with a big leather coat and a .44 revolver in his pocket.

- Jim Butcher

topic: Coats, Red, Pockets, Red Bull, Revolver

A bolt of warmth, fierce with joy and pride and gratitude, flashed through me like sudden lightning. I don't care about whose DNA has recombined with whose. When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching-they are your family. And they were my heroes.

- Jim Butcher

topic: Gratitude, Courage, Hero, Karrin Murphy, Thomas Raith

Pansy," Murphy sneered. Thomas leered at her. "You make my stamen tingle when you talk like that, Sergeant.

- Jim Butcher

source: Jim Butcher (2010). “Changes: A Novel of the Dresden Files”, p.292, Penguin

topic: Pansies, Murphy, Sergeants, Thomas Raith

Right,' Thomas said. 'Where are we headed?' 'To where they treat me like royalty,' I said. 'We're going to Burger King?' I rubbed the heel of my hand against my forehead and spelled fratricide in a subvocal mutter, but I had to spell out temporary insanity and justifiable homicide, too, before I calmed down enough to speak politely. 'Just take a left and drive. Please.' 'Well,' Thomas said, grinning, 'since you said 'please' - Thomas Raith & Harry Dresden, Small Favor, Jim Butcher

- Jim Butcher

topic: Kings, Temporary Insanity, Hands, Burger King, Thomas Raith