I got a reputation to live up to. I mean if my show does not make me people vomit and have an erection at the same time then I've let my audience down.

Masuka

I am the last person you wanna fuck with because I will fuck you back in ways you never even imagine!

Miguel

Option two - get him the hell out of my life. But it's not that simple, He taught me how to golf; I taught him how to kill.

Dexter: Wow, I didn't get it before, Miguel, but you can't be reasoned with, guilted, controlled. This whole back and forth game for leverage is pointless.
Miguel: That's right. I'll do what I want, when I want, to whomever I want. Count on it!
Dexter: I will.

Miguel: You think this is funny?
Dexter: Not at all. They said that stain would come out.

Freebo: Stupid cunt's gonna redefine "short-term relationship." Catch my drift?
Dexter: Yeah, I catch your drift. (voice over) And I'm entirely confident you've earned the privilege of being re-purposed as fish food.

Dexter: (voice-over) There were so many lessons in the vaunted Code of Harry. Twisted commandments handed down from the only God I've ever worshiped. 1 through 10: Don't get caught. That I got covered. But, killing someone without knowing if he's guilty, I'd love some help on this one, but my God is dead now.

Masuka: (about his article) No biggie, I've been published before.
Deb: "Dear Penthouse" doesn't count.
Masuka: Hey, that letter was famous.

Dexter: God, you're on fire lately.
Rita: Are you complaining?
Dexter: Complying.

You seem uncertain. It's uncomfortable, isn't it? Just when you think you've answered all the questions, another one smacks you in the face. Life, life, life. Life is just like that. Which is why I prefer death.

(voice over) We're supposed to see hope in children, but right now all I see are little bundles of uncertainty. And germs, but that's another matter. I love kids; I can play with them, enjoy them, and leave. I don't have to worry about what they'll become. A Nobel Prize laureate, a drunk, president of the United States, or someone like me. Why do parents take the chance? I've never felt compelled. But why would I; I'm not in the business of giving life.

(voice over) What kind of father would I be? After all, I kill people.

Dexter Season 3 Quotes

Masuka: Step away from the incense. This is America, buddy. Freedom of religion.
Dexter: I didn't realize you were a Buddhist, Vince. Japanese are traditionally Shinto.
Masuka: Are we? Oh, whatever. I borrowed this shit off my manicurist. I need all the luck I can get. Got a crucifix up there, too.
Dexter: 'Cause it did so much for Jesus?

Dexter: First you drained her of her self-respect and hope, and last Sunday you choked the life out of her.
Freebo: No. No, Sunday, I was getting high with Sherry..... or Kerry. She's a...she's a...she's a...
(Dexter shoves gauze in Freebo's mouth.)
Dexter: You seem uncertain. It's uncomfortable, isn't it? Just when you think you've answered all the questions, another one smacks you in the face. Life, life, life. Life is just like that. Which is why I prefer death.