I chose Rita because she is, in her own way, as damaged as me.
Dexter Morgan
- Creator
- James Manos Jr.
- Cast
- Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas, James Remar, Lauren Vélez, C. S. Lee
- Network
- Showtime
- Year
- 2007
- Genres
- thriller, police procedural, drama television series
- Country
- United States
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), as of 2026-07-09
Almost every quotable Dexter line is voiceover -- the inner monologue of a narrator explaining, with flat clinical cheerfulness, what he cannot feel. That is why the quotes read strangely on the page: 'People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them all' was never spoken aloud to anyone in the scene. The show's signature is the gap between the voice you hear and the neighbor everyone else sees.
I see their pain. On some level I even understand their pain. I just can’t feel their pain.
Dexter Morgan
People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them all, and I fake them very well. That’s my burden, I guess.
Dexter Morgan
She’s the only person in the world who loves me. I think that’s nice. I don’t have feeling about anything, but if I could have feelings at all, I’d have them for Deb.
Dexter Morgan
The problem with eating and driving, which I love to do, is not being able to have my hands on the wheel at the 10 and 2 position. It’s a matter of public safety.
Dexter Morgan
Remember this forever, you are my son, you are not alone, and you are loved.
Harry Morgan