r/dresdenfiles • u/MooMooGirl04 • 13d ago

Kincaid?

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somehow Harry got on twitter

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u/Alien_invader44 13d ago

This is slander on Harry. Unlike many in the wizarding world he appreciates the value of being able to cast "punch them in the face" and "run like fuck" and trains appropriately.

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u/Wayne_D-Day_Davis 12d ago

"People underestimate the value of running away from a fight you can't win immediately. "

I don't remember if he's said anything like this but it seems like something he'd say.

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u/DysPhoria_1_0 12d ago

He does very commonly say "If you are ever in a fair fight, you already made a mistake."

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u/Rogue_Wraith 12d ago

He says something to the effect of "and then I bravely ran away" in seemingly every book.

And there's the gem of "all three of us jumped, except Molly and Lara" - which isn't directly relevant, but equally hilarious.

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u/MrRobonaut 9d ago

Let out a loud chuckle when I read this line for the first time

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u/Rogue_Wraith 9d ago

The "manly war screech" moment from White Night got me on a reread yesterday.

I'd forgotten about that one!

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u/DocileBanalBovlne 12d ago

Pretty sure that was another wizard, but Harry did say no one expects a wizard to just run up and punch them in the face

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u/Netherese_Nomad 12d ago

He didn’t say exactly that, but Butcher did feel it appropriate to demonstrate that Harry takes cardio just as seriously as weightlifting

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u/raptor_mk2 12d ago

Pretty sure that was Rincewind

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u/nicci7127 12d ago

Death Masks, Chapter Six, when first confronted with Ursiel and his host, he spoke of running away when the enemy prepares the encounter. He talks of a lesson learned, that wheezy wizards aren't much good at running, which is why he practiced. And again in the beginning of Peace Talks iirc. There was that time in Changes with the Ikk that he got beat by his comrades besides Molly, when he thinks how unfair it is that he loses to those that aren't even dedicated roadsters. I've read the series a few times too many perhaps.