The United States of Cryptids Quotes

“We have come to the end of our parade of cryptids. I hope you enjoyed every monstrous float. And I hope that you find some value in the idea that cryptids have significance beyond whether or not they physically exist: that they are symbols of hope that our planet is capable of unlimited surprises; that they can rally a spiraling town by bestowing both an identity and an economy; that they help preserve stories from history that would otherwise be lost. Seen this way, cryptids are more important culturally than scientifically. But the best thing about cryptids, for me, is that they’re just a lot of fun.”
― J.W. Ocker, The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters

“In Australia the idea of the platypus was so preposterous that European scientists declared it a fake even after handling a preserved body. I still have my doubts about it, honestly.”
― J.W. Ocker, The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters

“The Snallygaster looks like a chicken crossed with a dragon choking on an octopus. It has wings, claws, a sharp beak full of tentacles, either one eye or three, and a long tail. It likes to eat people. It may have died a long time ago, dissolved in a vat of moonshine.”
― J.W. Ocker, The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters