Monsters Quotes - Page 18

• A little boy who's discovered the monster under the bed is actually real, and it's screwing Mommy.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Real, Boys, Bed

  Laurell K. Hamilton (2011). “Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter collection 6-10”, p.352, Penguin

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• His parting shot to me had been, "I don't want to love someone who is more at home with the monsters than I am." What do you say to that? What can you say? Damned if I know. They say love conquers everything. They lie.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Lying, Home, Want

  Laurell K. Hamilton (2011). “Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter collection 11-15”, p.20, Penguin

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• But witchy magic doesn’t listen to please and pretty please, and anyway, I didn’t really care. I only pretended to care because not caring makes me a monster.

  Franny Billingsley

  Caring, Magic, Care

  Franny Billingsley (2013). “Chime”, p.59, A&C Black

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• No, I love watching autopsies of disgusting mutant monsters

  Michael Grant

  Mutants, Disgusting, Autopsy

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• We all have a Monster within; the difference is in degree, not in kind.

  Douglas Preston

  Differences, Degrees, Kind

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• I loved the idea of a girl going into a dark alley, and a monster comes, and then she just aces him. It’s like, you want to see the tiny person suddenly take control. God, my whole career is basically about that!

  Joss Whedon

  Girl, Dark, Careers

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• When reason sleeps, the monsters of repression will emerge.

  Kate Morton

  Sleep, Reason, Repression

  Kate Morton (2010). “The Distant Hours”, p.438, Pan Macmillan

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• Stop smiling!” she ordered. “I can see you, Carter. Oh…and, uh, hullo, Walt.” The pot monster made squeaky grinding noises as it stood up straight. One clunky arm rose and tried to fix Sadie’s nonexistent hair. Leave it to Sadie to be self-conscious around boys, even when she’s made out of pots and duct tape.

  Rick Riordan

  Boys, Hair, Self

  Rick Riordan (2012). “The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles Book 3)”, p.114, Penguin UK

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• Texting, even browsing the Internet - all these things can attract monsters.

  Rick Riordan

  Texting, Internet, Browsing

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• 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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