#monster

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

#frighten #monsters #people #love

And suddenly, in the place of the woman-shape made of shadow, there was something else. Something huge, something ugly. Linay flung up both hands. The thing screamed like a hawk and opened to wings: one white as a death cap, one clotted in shadow. The wings came together and the whole pond shuddered. Something hit Kate's ear and shoulder and smashed to the deck by her feet. It was a swallow, dead. She could hear them falling all over the pond. ↗

— Erin Bow

#death #ghost #monster #water-spirit #death

A monster. You and your friends, all of you. Pretty monsters. It's a stage all girls go through. If you're lucky you get through it without doing any permanent damage to yourself or anyone else. ↗

— Kelly Link

#monsters #pretty-monsters #teenagers #teens #teen

The real world is where the monsters are. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#reality #world #real

So, been attacked by any vampires yet?" "Not one." "Zombies? Giant spiders? Water monsters?" It's been really quiet on the supernatural front" "Too bad, 'cause I got attacked by a devil dog. It was not awesome. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#dogs #fall-of-night #giant-spider #supernatural #vampires

...he knows how to make me laugh & sometimes there's no better way to love someone than that. ↗

— Josh James Riebock

#love

The only thing that will ever be real, is this moment,' I turned to the statue, 'when you made me feel alive, when you made me feel real, when I felt like you really love me. Now? I'm just your monster, Frankie. I will always be a monster. ↗

— Rae Hachton

#dark #heartbreak #love #monsters #romance

Monsters were wild. Monsters were strong. Monsters were fierce and free. If I was monstrous...perhaps it wasn't such a bad thing. ↗

— Sarah Diemer

#monsters #self-love #inspirational

Monsters don’t exist. It’s men you should be afraid of, not monsters. ↗

— Niccolò Ammaniti

#fear #malice #monsters #people #men

You have to fight the green monster with your mind, not your fists. ↗

— Matthew Broderick

#fists #green #mind #monster #you