Monsters Quotes - Page 13

• You might not think a hippo could inspire terror. Screaming “Hippo!” doesn’t have the same impact as screaming “Shark!” But I’m telling you—as the Egyptian Queen careened to one side, its paddle wheel lifting completely out of the water, and I saw that monster emerge from the deep, I nearly discovered the hieroglyphs for accident in my pants.

  Rick Riordan

  Queens, Thinking, Impact

  Rick Riordan (2012). “The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles Book 3)”, p.165, Penguin UK

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• That was the thing to remember about all monsters, They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run.

  Jeannette Walls

  Running, People, Tails

  Jeannette Walls (2009). “The Glass Castle: A Memoir”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

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• "Bloated!" he cried. The corresponding hieroglyph flew through the air, bursting against a demon's chest in a spray of light. Instantly, the demon swelled like a water balloon and rolled screaming down the pyramid. "Flat!" Thoth blasted another demon, who collapsed and shriveled into a monster-shaped doormat. "Intestinal problems!" Thoth yelled. The poor demon who got zapped with that one turned green and doubled over.

  Rick Riordan

  Pyramids, Light, Air

  "The Serpent's Shadow". Book by Rick Riordan, October 3, 2017.

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• I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose.

  Stephen King

  Writing, Character, Trying

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• Because that, more than any monster, was what Sam had feared: that he was weak and cowardly. He had a terrible fear of being afraid.

  Michael Grant

  Weak, Terrible, Being Afraid

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• There are two ways to get rid of an anxiety monster,my friend-you either have a bath or a nap.

  Andrew Kaufman

  Two, Naps, Anxiety

  Andrew Kaufman (2013). “All My Friends Are Superheroes”, p.25, Coach House Books

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• What does it mean when the monsters are so afraid of you that you make them cry? That maybe monster depends on which end of the gun your on, or that I was just that good at my job.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Jobs, Mean, Gun

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• But a voice inside her whispered, There are no heroes, and she remembered what Lord Petyr had said to her, here in this very hall. 'Life is not a song, sweetling,' he'd told her, 'You may learn that one day to your sorrow.' In life, the monsters win, she told herself.

  George R. R. Martin

  Song, Hero, Winning

  George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.622, Bantam

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• Yeah, right," Minho said. "And Frypan's gonna start having little babies, Winston'll get rid of his monster acne, and Thomas here'll actually smile for once." Thomas turned to Minho and exaggerated a fake smile. "There, you happy?" "Dude," he responded. "You are one ugly shank.

  James Dashner

  Baby, Fake, Acne

  James Dashner (2013). “Maze Runner 2: The Scorch Trials”, p.45, Chicken House

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• I'd scale that monster sycamore if I could. Right to the top. And I'd yell her name across the rooftops for the whole world to hear. -Bryce

  Wendelin Van Draanen

  Names, World, Rooftops

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• People tell their children there are no monsters in the world. They tell them that because they believe it, or they want the child to feel safe. But there are monsters, Luke, all the more frightening because they look like people.

  Nora Roberts

  Children, Believe, People

  Nora Roberts (1993). “Honest Illusions”, p.67, Penguin

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• It is true, we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account we shall be more attached to one another.

  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

  Cutting, Asceticism, World

  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (2014). “Frankenstein: The Original Story”, p.140, Lettere Animate Editore

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• Eating next to a twenty-foot-long crocodile took some getting used to, but Philip was well trained. He only ate bacon, stray waterfowl, and the occasional invading monster.

  Rick Riordan

  Feet, Long, Twenties

  Rick Riordan (2012). “The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles Book 3)”, p.60, Penguin UK

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• Would Grandmother scold him? Would she say, “Frank! Thank the gods, you've come. I'm surrounded by monsters.” More likely she'd scold him, or mistake them for intruders and chase them off with a frying pan.

  Rick Riordan

  Mistake, Grandmother, Frying Pans

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• Many [book] even lay flat in the floor open. Their spines upward. Elinor couldn't bear to look! Didn't the monster know that was the way to break a book's neck?

  Cornelia Funke

  Book, Looks, Way

  Cornelia Funke (2011). “Inkspell”, p.327, Scholastic Inc.

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• I looked at the campers, all of them grim and determined. I tried not to feel like this was the last time I'd ever see them all together. 'You're the greatest heroes of this millennium,' I told them. 'It doesn't matter how many monsters come at you. Fight bravely, and we will win.' I raised Riptide and shouted, 'FOR OLYMPUS!' They shouted in response, and our forty voices echoed off the buildings of Midtown.

  Rick Riordan

  Hero, Fighting, Winning

  Rick Riordan (2009). “Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian”, p.127, Penguin UK

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• It's good to meet you, Dr. Banner. Your work on anti-electron collisions is unparalleled. And I'm a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage monster.

  Joss Whedon

  Fans, Drs, Green

  "The Avengers". www.imdb.com. April 11, 2012.

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• Can I ask you a question? You know with vampires and werewolves and goblins and things, is there any mythological creature that doesn't actually exist?" "Of course," he replied. "The unicorn and the leprechaun would be would be the two main ones. The Loch Ness Monster isn't real, either, that's just someone called Bert.

  Derek Landy

  Real, Two, Vampire

  Derek Landy (2015). “Skulduggery Pleasant:”, p.140, HarperCollins UK

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• Which would prove I'm a monster, Arnie? Sacrificing the people I love for the fight? Or walking away from the fight to save the people i love?

  David Wong

  Fighting, Sacrifice, Walking Away

  David Wong (2009). “John Dies at the End”, p.445, Macmillan

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• Boo, I think I no longer believe in monsters as faces in the floor or feral infants or vampires or whatever. I think at seventeen now I believe the only real monsters might be the type of liar where there's simply no way to tell. The ones who give nothing away.

  David Foster Wallace

  Real, Liars, Believe

  David Foster Wallace (2011). “Infinite Jest”, p.519, Hachette UK

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• Light had a way of keeping the monsters of my imagination at bay.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Light, Imagination, Way

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.341, Simon and Schuster

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• Busted. I'm a monster. Jev is my deceptively harmless-and shockingly handsome-alter ego.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Ego, Handsome, Busted

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.1162, Simon and Schuster

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• My stomach churned. The monster had mimicked Thalia perfectly. If I'd heard that voice in the dark, calling for help, I would've run straight toward it.

  Rick Riordan

  Running, Dark, Voice

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• Not all people who inspire devotion are monsters.

  Kristin Cashore

  People, Inspire, Devotion

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• It's not the fur or the fangs that make you a monster, not always. Sometimes, it's just where you draw the line.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Fur, Lines, Sometimes

  Laurell K. Hamilton (2002). “Burnt Offerings: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel”, p.53, Penguin

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