Monster Quotes

“The quarter-moon looked sickly, degraded, a child's rendering erased here and there to tissue-paper consistency. Set high and well behind the mountains, the filmy crescent appeared to be fleeing the galaxy. What little light filtered down to earth offered no wisdom about anything below the mountain-tops.”
― Jonathan Kellerman, Monster

“It reminded me of something—a vicious dog from my boyhood. It had drawn lots of blood but, when finally cornered by the dogcatcher, had curled up and whimpered like a starving pup. . . .

How much violence was fear catapulted back at the world? Was all viscousness cowardice at the root?”
― Jonathan Kellerman, Monster

“Longevity can be hell, too. Knowing things will inevitably go bad, but not knowing when.”
― Jonathan Kellerman, Monster

“... so far her ghost had avoided capture.”
― Jonathan Kellerman, Monster

“One of those hot, overcast days that makes everything look decayed,”
― Jonathan Kellerman, Monster: Alex Delaware 13

“Perhaps clouded minds gained nothing from a clear view.”
― Jonathan Kellerman, Monster

“But take away the violence and you didn't have serenity. What remained were what psychiatrists labeled the negative symptoms of psychosis: apathy, flat mood, deadened voice, blunted movement, impoverished thinking, language stripped of nuance and humor. An existence devoid of surprise and joy.”
― Jonathan Kellerman, Monster