Dexter

Dexter Season 1 Quotes

Episode 12: "Born Free"

Dexter Morgan: This is what it must feel like to walk in full sunlight, my darkness revealed, my shadow self embraced. Yeah, they see me. I'm one of them... In their darkest dreams.
 • Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Dexter Morgan: I've lived in darkness a long time. Over the years, my eyes adjusted until the dark became my world and I could see. But then Rudy turned on the light. He flooded my memory and now I'm blind.
 • Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Dexter Morgan: [narrated, in reference to Doakes] My devil danced with his demon and the fiddler's tune is far from over.
 • Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Rita Bennett: I got your message. How's Debra?
Dexter Morgan: Hmm, she has all her limbs.
Rita Bennett: Thank God she is alive. That poor thing must be a mess, falling for a serial killer.
Dexter Morgan: What are the odds?
 • Rating: 4.8 / 5.0

Dexter Morgan: His happy place. Where he kills more than time.
Vince Masuka: Hey Dexter, better bundle up.
Dexter Morgan: I like the cold.
Vince Masuka: You know, hypothermia can easily sneak up on you.
Dexter Morgan: Yea, so can hypochondria.
 • Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Dexter Morgan: His happy place. Where he kills more than time.
 • Rating: Unrated

Episode 11: "Truth Be Told"

Deb: (about Rudy) He sent me this text message.
Dexter: (reading text message) "Cum sail away with me"? He misspelled come.
 • Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Paul: If they see me here, like this, I'm gonna lose them forever.
Rita: Paul, the one good thing that came out of our marriage are those kids. And I know you love them. But if you want to have any kind of real relationship with them, it has to be with the father they have, not the father they wish they had.
 • Rating: Unrated

Dexter: Deb's fallen for you hard, and if you hurt her...
Rudy: What you'll hurt me? Oohhh...
Dexter: Yeah, something like that.
 • Rating: Unrated

Sergeant Doakes: That him?
Debra Morgan: Yeah, how do you know?
Sergeant Doakes: Cause you have that stupid ass grin on your face again.
 • Rating: Unrated

Episode 10: "Seeing Red"

Dexter Morgan: The trifecta, weapon, ammo, and impaired judgment. Throw in a little domestic violence, and you have the perfect recipe for a family slaughter.
 • Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Dexter Morgan: Oh, hi.
Debra Morgan: Hi.
Dexter Morgan: Oh, Masuka was looking for you. Something about drinks at the Bel Canto.
Debra Morgan: Yeah, I told him I had a yeast infection.
Dexter Morgan: A bit of an overshare.
 • Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Dexter Morgan: Why don't you kids go wait in my car? I want to talk to your mom for a sec.
Astor: Are you gonna make out?
Dexter Morgan: None of your business.
 • Rating: Unrated

Dexter Morgan: That leaves only one set of footprints unaccounted for, the killers. This shows everywhere he went in the room. The question is: Why?
Lt. Maria Laguerta: Wait, hold on. Am I missing something? Where are the victim's footprints?
Dexter Morgan: Give that lady a lollipop!
 • Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Debra Morgan: Dexter, heads up. Bad in there.
Dexter Morgan: Ok.
Debra Morgan: I'm serious!
Dexter Morgan: Ok.
Sergeant Doakes: She's not kidding. It's your wet dream in there.
Dexter Morgan: Okay...
 • Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Episode 8: "Road Kill [Dexter]"

Masuka: I have a big weekend planned; as in, twins.
 • Rating: Unrated

Angel: We're looking for a potentially old white guy... in Miami?
 • Rating: Unrated

Episode 5: "Love American Style"

Dexter Morgan: Blood never lies.
 • Rating: Unrated

Dexter Morgan: Thank God for showers. Private time to think. Harder to come by now that I'm in a real relationship.
 • Rating: Unrated

Dexter Morgan: I built my life on Harry's code. I lived by it. But Harry lied. Why would he do that? What else don't I know? My concrete foundation is turning to shifting sand. Maybe Rudy was right. You never can truly know anyone.
 • Rating: Unrated

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