„He had become a monster. You just couldn’t see it… because it wore the face of a friend.“

— Cassandra Clare
„Not all monsters were three-ton reptiles with poisonous breath. Many wore human faces.“
— Rick Riordan
„The person who fights monsters should make sure that in the process, he does not become a monster himself. Because when you stare down at an abyss, the abyss stares back at you.“
— Friedrich Nietzsche
„He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you.“
— Friedrich Nietzsche
„I couldn't help thinking about my dream, with Annabeth crumpled and lifeless in Luke's arms. Here I was rescuing baby monsters, but I couldn't save my friend.“
— Rick Riordan
„Jace shook his blond head in exasperation."You had to make a crazy jail friend, didn't you? You couldn't just count ceiling tiles or tame a pet mouse like normal prisoners do?“
— Cassandra Clare
„If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning… Face it, friend. He is crazy about you!“
— Max Lucado
„She had to face the fact that she couldn't protect everyone she loved. She couldn't solve every problem.“
— Rick Riordan