Jim Butcher Quotes

A miniature village in Bournemouth caught fire and the flames could be seen nearly three feet away.

One day, when we were coming back from school, we saw this big cloud of smoke coming up, and all these fire-trucks in the yard. The garage was burning down. I was 14, and we'd lost everything.

When I was 11, I burned a field down by mistake. It was an empty field, probably about 10 acres in size. Me and my friend were lighting firecrackers, and we ended up burning down the entire field. We got found out, and I think I was grounded for about three months.

I don't blame it on the Hell's Angels. I blame it on the people who were there.

No one is accountable anymore for anything. No one did anything wrong. Well, you're to blame. That's to blame. This is to blame.

If I've done anything wrong, I believe it's his fault.

… the always unfortunate general is always a culpable one

Failure is almost never at the cost of those responsible.

For every time she shouted "Fire!" They only answered "Little liar!" And therefore when her aunt returned, Matilda, and the house, were burned.

I started a grease fire at McDonald's - threw a match in the cook's hair.

That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.

I just want everybody to know, on a personal note, from me, sincerely, it was all his fault.

The house was on fire," i greeted them tersely. "In case you're interested." they both glanced up overhead as if to make sure the house was still standing. Fang sniffed, smelling the smoke. It's out, right?" he said

But I rather thought--I mean, I heard you'd killed Balder the Fair." "I never did," snapped Loki crossly. "Well, no one ever proved I did. What happened to the presumption of innocence? Besides, he was supposed to be invulnerable. Was it my fault that he wasn't?

If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.

Last week my tie caught on fire, some guy tried to put it out with an axe.

We tend to think that people are more to blame for their acts than for their omissions.

I am here to accept responsibility for that which I did. I will not accept responsibility for that which I did not do.

The professional arsonist builds vacant lots for money.

Heaven knows that I have done all that a mortal could do, to save the people, and the failure was not my fault, but the fault of others.

I set our house on fire when I was a little child playing with lighters. Boy, did I burn the place down!

It's hard to determine where lies culpability.

I did mostly good things, except light things on fire.

It takes two to get one in trouble.

A guilty party is being sought. Such action is a favorite means of consolation in the face of calamity.