We need our monsters to know what it is to be human.

“In a world where we know so much about the world, we need monsters. Monsters bring some much needed mystery back into the world.…

— Scott Newman

Alas, you don't need monsters for monstrous deeds to be accomplished.

— Zygmunt Bauman

But monsters, I now know, come in all shapes and sizes, and only their appetite for human flesh defines them.

— Rick Yancey

“It’s really kind of… well, beautiful, in a way. Even the monsters, once you get to know ‘em. We’re all beautiful.”

— Peter Watts

“Lex, this'll sound weird, but when I was a kid I believed in monsters. You know, like vampires. Werewolves. Ghosts. And I believed in…

— Courtney C. Stevens

Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome.

— Margaret Atwood

“Sometimes people need monsters in their lives to coax out the hero from the shadows.”

— Cody Edward Lee Miller

“We, at least I, need monsters. Without monsters, there are no heroes. Something has to be black and white. ~Lew Fonesca ”

— Stuart M. Kaminsky

“Even a monster has to be from somewhere—even a monster needs parents. But parents don't need monsters.”

— Philip Roth

When you create something out of thin air you have to know the human heart.

— Thom Jones

You know, we're all human beings, and we're not made to be alone.

— Bill Kaulitz

“..the world seems full of good men--even if there are monsters in it.”

— Bram Stoker

“Monsters are made”

— Victoria Aveyard

“Monsters are divine portents.”

— Andrew Davidson

Our memory is a monster; you forget it - it does not.

— John Irving