Jim Butcher Quotes

Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.

Sometimes the only way to win is to die trying.

I'll be damned if I'm going to let the white man lick me. There's something out here that I've got to do for my kids, and I'm not going to stop until I've done it.

I've got to be strong for my family. I've got to be strong for my kids and everybody.

I do what I have to do," I say. I do what I have to do to save him. I do what I have to do to save Todd.

"Each moment you fight is a gift to those in this cavern. Each second we fight is a second longer that thousands of people can draw breath. Each stroke of the sword, each koloss felled, each breath earned is another victory! It is a person protected for a moment longer, a life extended, an enemy frustrated!" There was a brief pause. "In the end they shall kill us"... "But first, they shall fear us!"

I had four children, we all had to struggle to get up and get educated, and they all did their part, and we all did the best we could, and that's what a family and a parent is supposed to do.

I think that when you have kids, it's all about them.

I owe the baby my life. I owe this baby everything and I have a responsibility now.

You bring children into the world. You love them with heart and soul.

My owner is life and that's what I fight for.

First of all, as a man the most important thing you have in your life now is your child that you're carrying. That's it. Everything else comes second; personally, for me, other than your relationship with God and your wife.

Having a child keeps you very grounded. So when I decided to have a child, I made it clear to the people I work with that my job was no longer my priority.

My dad died when I was three so my mom had to raise four kids on her own, and I think there's a part of me that pulls upon having watched my mom do that our whole lives. She had to make it work.

Fatherhood is not a matter of station or wealth. It is a matter of desire, diligence and determination to see one's family exalted in the celestial kingdom. If that prize is lost, nothing else really matters.

We will persevere, come life or death.

Like every parent, when you start your family, your life completely changes. And you completely live for someone else. I find that the most extraordinary thing. Your life is handed over to someone else. From that moment on, they come first in every choice you make. It's the most wonderful thing.

If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive.

I have learned to love that which is meant to harm me, so that I can stand in the way of those who are less strong. I can take the bullets for those who aren't able to.

I am very strong. When you have children, you have to be.

Is that romantic fantasy real? Um, after kids, no. Take the kids away, I don't know. Depends.

No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who’ve no retreat.

Before you have kids, you're like, 'I hope I don't die on this plane,' or, 'I hope I don't die crossing the street.' It's all me, me, me. 'What do I want to eat? What do I want to do?' But when you have a baby, and you would just happily stand in front of a bus to save her, it's a ferocious commitment to protecting your charge.

Survival is not about being fearless. It's about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.

Soldiers, I intend to stay here, not only as long as a man remains, but as long as a piece of a man is left.