Dexter Season 1 Quotes
Harry Morgan: Being part of a family means smiling for photos.
Young Dexter: Why should I pretend to be happy?
[voiceover] Everyone hides who they are at least some of the time. Sometimes you bury that part of yourself so deeply you have to be reminded it's even there at all. And sometimes you just want to forget who you are altogether... I'm not the monster he wants me to be so I'm neither man nor beast. I'm something new entirely... I'm Dexter. Boo.
Dexter Morgan
Dexter Morgan: [voiceover] Most people have a hard time dealing with death, but I'm not most people. It's the grief that makes me uncomfortable. Not because I'm a killer, really. I just don't understand all that emotion, which makes it tough to fake.
[putting on sun glasses]
Dexter Morgan: In those cases, shades come in handy.
All you can do is play along at life, and hope that sometimes you get it right.
Dexter Morgan
If I had a heart, it would be breaking right now.
Dexter Morgan
There are no secrets in life, just hidden truths that lie beneath the surface.
Dexter Morgan
The worst thing about finally putting together a puzzle is finding there are missing pieces.
Dexter Morgan
Debra Morgan: Watching ice melt, this is fun.
Vince Masuka: Stand a little closer, Morgan, and I'll melt your heart.
Angel Batista: I think he's got a crush on you, Dex!
Dexter Morgan: Huh?
Vince Masuka: Yo, I was talking to Morgan the sister. Vince Masuka only swings one way.
Debra Morgan: Yeah, from vine to vine...
Lt. Maria Laguerta: Enough! Glad to see the sexual harassment seminar really paid off.
So, Miami is the haystack and the ice truck's the needle, right? Brother, I just found the fucking needle!
Debra Morgan
Lately the thing that surprises me most about Rita is how much I like being with her. But whenever that happens with a woman, when I feel comfortable with her, it all goes wrong. That's why I think it's best to take it one step at a time.
Dexter Morgan
I see their pain. On some level I even understand their pain. I just can't feel their pain.
Dexter Morgan
Debra Morgan: Why is it we never talk brother-sister stuff?
Dexter Morgan: Our dad was a cop, you're a cop, I work for the cops... for us, this is brother-sister stuff.
