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Dearly Devoted Dexter
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"Dearly Devoted Dexter" Quotes

Dexter, the blood-spatter analyst and secret serial killer, is entangled in a cat-and-mouse game with a sadistic serial killer known as "The Tamiami Slasher."

Quotes

I am not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve.

Jeff Lindsay

identityself-awareness

When you work hard to make a life for yourself, the need to make it mean something can become obsessive.

Jeff Lindsay

purposeobsession

The dark passenger is there, always. Riding along beside me; my shadow, my constant companion.

Jeff Lindsay

inner struggledarkness

Blood. Sometimes it sets my teeth on edge, other times it helps me control the chaos.

Jeff Lindsay

bloodcontrol

I'm quite sure most demons aren't aware they're demons. It's the humans who label them that.

Jeff Lindsay

perceptiongood vs evil

I have no idea what hammer time is, or how it differs from regular time.

Jeff Lindsay

humor

Sometimes the most difficult part of the hunt is when there is no prey.

Jeff Lindsay

anticipationfrustration

Monsters don't have reflections in mirrors. And if you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves.

Jeff Lindsay

monstersself-perception

The mask I wear is not made of rubber or porcelain or plastic. It's made of flesh.

Jeff Lindsay

masksdisguise

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like for everything inside me that's denied and unknown to be revealed.

Jeff Lindsay

secretscuriosity