Favorite Dexter Quotes
Deb: If Dad taught us one thing, it's the value of human life.
Dexter: (voice over) Yeah, but I think we had different homework assignments.
(about a painting of a cottage hanging on the motel wall) This isn't art, it's cottage porn.
Lila
(voice over) Most people hate long lines. The bank, grocery store, coffee bar. Not me. Want a real glimpse of human nature? Stand in the way of someone's mocha latte. It also reminds me that the good people of Miami and I aren't so different. They have no more idea of what I am than I do.
You can conquer whatever darkness is in you.
Rita [to Dexter]
Rita: (about her mother) You'll like her, Dexter. She's great. She's a very strong woman.
Dexter: I'll keep that in mind in case I have any heavy lifting to do.
Too much background noise over there. Hearing's the first thing to go. Or is it memory? I always forget.
Lundy
Angel: No job, no relationship. You got guns and a minor assault record.
Olson: And I voted for George Bush. Both times. What's your point
Long after you're executed, they'll still have to go through life with your name branded across their foreheads.
Harry
Deb: Didn't hear you come in last night.
Dexter: Well, it was late. I was quiet.
Deb: Yeah, you're good at quiet. Guess you kind of have to be with me crashing here and Rita's mom over there. You and Rita fuck quiet, too?
Dexter: And she's off, right out of the gate.
I won't say anything to hurt the little girl's feelings...
Doakes (about Dexter)
(to a dead Jimenez) Can't leave you here. Can't take you with me. Don't go anywhere.
Lila: If we get caught, you can flash your badge.
Dexter: I don't have a badge, I have a laminate.
