Where the Monsters Live Quotes

“But the fact that a man who dealt with the absolute worst of humanity every single day could still find a moment to be charitable gave me a glimmer of hope.”
― Duncan Ralston, Where the Monsters Live

“My most violent fantasies were born in that room: gruesome acts I suspected I'd never be able to stomach even if the opportunity arose- thoughts which belonged to the monster growing inside me.”
― Duncan Ralston, Where the Monsters Live

“Only the monsters down here were most definitely not nice, and trying to cuddle one would be dangerous, like kissing a piranha”
― Duncan Ralston, Where the Monsters Live

“I needed action, not words”
― Duncan Ralston, Where the Monsters Live

“Though she'd never spoken a word about the monster who'd assaulted her, the trauma still far too pervasive.”
― Duncan Ralston, Where the Monsters Live

“Smelled like home. Stink permeates homelessness: the smell of trash, the smell of dirty streets, of fire bins and piss and other people's body odor, the wet dog smell that saturates your clothes and bedding, the smell of rust and dirt and decay.”
― Duncan Ralston, Where the Monsters Live