Creatures Quote by C. Robert Cargill
“Monsters are very real. But they're not just creatures. Monsters are everywhere. They're people. They're nightmares...They are the things that we harbor within ourselves. If you remember one thing, even above remembering me, remember that there is not a monster dreamt that hasn't walked once within the soul of a man.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: “The Darkest Minds”, 2012
Monsters symbolize inner fears and negative traits that reside in everyone, not just external beings.
In simple terms: Everyone carries inner monsters.
Key Takeaway
Recognize and confront your inner darkness.
Themes
fear
inner conflict
human nature
Mood
haunting
thought‑provoking
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- therapy
- creative writing
- personal growth
Key Concepts
psychology
mythology
self‑awareness
Questions to Reflect On
- What “monster” do you hide from yourself?
- How can you transform inner fear into strength?
A Different Perspective
Monsters can be metaphorical, making it hard to distinguish real threats from internal ones.
![“If we say that monsters [people who do terrible evil] are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they should never have...they are given the power to keep their evil alive in the hearts of those who suffered most. We give them power to condemn their victims to live forever with the hurting memory…” quote by Lewis B. Smedes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/73a/lewis-b-smedes-4850_alive_if-we-say-that-monsters-people-who-do-te_940482.jpg)
![“Perhaps no order of mammals presents us with so extraordinary a series of gradations as this [step by step, from humans to apes to monkeys to lemurs] - leading us insensibly from the crown and summit of the animal creation down to creatures, from which there is but a step, as it seems, to the…” quote by Thomas Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0b/thomas-huxley-1183_animal_perhaps-no-order-of-mammals-presents-us_3051.jpg)
