--- title: "3 Monster Quotes By William Ritter" description: "3 Monster quotes by William Ritter. Plus more from William Ritter and more Monster sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ec/william-ritter-13116_frightening_the-most-frightening-monsters-are-monste_567731.jpg" --- > [“The most frightening monsters are monsters’ mothers. Just ask Beowulf.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/the-most-frightening-monsters-are-monsters-mothers-just-ask-beowulf/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ec/william-ritter-13116_frightening_the-most-frightening-monsters-are-monste_567731.jpg) > [“Monsters are easy, Miss Rook. They're monsters. But a monster in a suit? That's basically just a wicked man, and a wicked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/monsters-are-easy-miss-rook-they-re-monsters-but-a-monster-in-a-suit/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/william-ritter-13116_abigail-rook_monsters-are-easy-miss-rook-they-re-mons_2787627.jpg) > [“Fight the monsters, then, Phillip. Don't fight the innocent bystanders who happen to come from the same place. You're not afraid of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/fight-the-monsters-then-phillip-don-t-fight-the-innocent-bystanders/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87a/william-ritter-13116_afraid_fight-the-monsters-then-phillip-don-t-fi_3051156.jpg) ## Other authors on Monster - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-patrick-ness-73658.jpg) Patrick Ness 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/monster/patrick-ness/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-friedrich-nietzsche-36363.jpg) Friedrich Nietzsche 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/monster/friedrich-nietzsche/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-riordan-79077.jpg) Rick Riordan 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/monster/rick-riordan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-steinbeck-52314.jpg) John Steinbeck 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/monster/john-steinbeck/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-yancey-79102.jpg) Rick Yancey 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/monster/rick-yancey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-julie-kagawa-54348.jpg) Julie Kagawa 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/monster/julie-kagawa/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-butcher-49689.jpg) Jim Butcher 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/monster/jim-butcher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-holly-black-42183.jpg) Holly Black 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/monster/holly-black/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-veronica-roth-93385.jpg) Veronica Roth 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/monster/veronica-roth/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-gaiman-70689.jpg) Neil Gaiman 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/monster/neil-gaiman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kristin-cashore-57885.jpg) Kristin Cashore 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/monster/kristin-cashore/) ## More by William Ritter > [“Failure is not the opposite of success—it’s a part of it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/failure-is-not-the-opposite-of-success-it-s-a-part-of-it/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“It looked like precisely the sort of place where a living body might go if it wanted to become a dead one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/it-looked-like-precisely-the-sort-of-place-where-a-living-body-might/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“It wasn’t that I did not believe in ghosts; it was that I believed in them in the same noncommittal way that I believed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/it-wasn-t-that-i-did-not-believe-in-ghosts-it-was-that-i-believed-in/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“The real powers at play never take center stage. Don't follow the marionette, follow the strings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/the-real-powers-at-play-never-take-center-stage-don-t-follow-the/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“I never found a book that did not have at least a little magic in it”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/i-never-found-a-book-that-did-not-have-at-least-a-little-magic-in-it/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“He might not have both oars in the water, but his course is sound.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/he-might-not-have-both-oars-in-the-water-but-his-course-is-sound/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“The most frightening monsters are monsters’ mothers. Just ask Beowulf.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/the-most-frightening-monsters-are-monsters-mothers-just-ask-beowulf/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“Hell of a sight. She let out a scream and just fell to pieces. Can't say I blame her. Like I said, this sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/hell-of-a-sight-she-let-out-a-scream-and-just-fell-to-pieces-can-t/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“The man had no portraits or photographs, but he had slowly surrounded himself with mementos of a fantastic past. Each little item, by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/the-man-had-no-portraits-or-photographs-but-he-had-slowly-surrounded/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“Those things aren't magical." "Of course they're magical! Argh! You infuriating man! If a unicorn came and sat in the corner of your office…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/those-things-aren-t-magical-of-course-they-re-magical-argh-you/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“Wood nymphs,” said Jackaby. “Not a real cheery lot, them,” observed Hudson. “In retrospect, a library is a rather somber locale for their kind.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/wood-nymphs-said-jackaby-not-a-real-cheery-lot-them-observed-hudson/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“Do you really think he'll still help you if you murder me?" I said, horrified. Pavel snorted. "Do you really think he'll let the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/do-you-really-think-he-ll-still-help-you-if-you-murder-me-i-said/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“The only paths you can’t travel are the ones you block yourself—so don’t let the fear of failure stop you from trying in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/the-only-paths-you-can-t-travel-are-the-ones-you-block-yourself-so/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“I don’t need to understand someone to respect them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/i-don-t-need-to-understand-someone-to-respect-them/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) > [“That will suffice," Jackaby grumbled loudly from behind me. "Yes, yes. You are young and your love is a hot biscuit and other abysmally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/that-will-suffice-jackaby-grumbled-loudly-from-behind-me-yes-yes-you/) [William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/monster/william-ritter/#itemlist", "name": "3 Monster Quotes By William Ritter", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The most frightening monsters are monsters’ mothers. 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