- Harry Dresden: [near to crying, with Bob in his arms] Please don't die on me, Bob.
- Bob: [his body disappears and he comes back as a ghost] That is really touching.
- Harry Dresden: Bob! That's not fair. You...
- Bob: [his hand goes through his skull] Once cursed, always cursed.
- Young Harry Dresden: [finishes writing symbols on the blackboard] Did I get it?
- Bob: Well, that all depends... Are you trying to affect a human being or turn a walnut inside out?