Michael C. Hall credited as playing...
Dexter Morgan
- Harry Morgan: You had a personal tragedy. Unlike everyone else, who look better than you did 20 years ago. And you've got a cool job. Put all those things together, and it makes you...
- Dexter Morgan: ...popular.
- Harry Morgan: How's it feel?
- Dexter Morgan: I hate it.
- Harry Morgan: Come on, it's great. Most of the people here would love to be popular.
- Dexter Morgan: [sigh] Most of the people here don't have two rolls of duct tape, 80 yards of plastic sheeting, and a surgical saw in their trunk.
- Dexter Morgan: High school. A small world unto itself. Combining all the warmest elements of a federal work camp with those of a third world poultry farm. It's a miracle I graduated without killing anyone.
- Admissions Director: [Dexter is on a tour of a possible preschool for Harrison] So, you are you Catholic as well Mr. Morgan?
- Dexter Morgan: Actually, I'm not.
- [Eyes a large crucifix noting the various wounds of Christ]
- Dexter Morgan: [Voiceover:] And though it does have a certain appeal, I'm not sure it's right for everyone.
- Dexter Morgan: What about you, did you ever get married?
- Mindy: I did. Honey... This is my wife, Heather.
- Dexter Morgan: Oh.
- Mindy: Um, you were the last man that I ever dated.
- Dexter Morgan: Huh. Well, I'm glad if I was of any help.
- [hurries away]
- Dexter Morgan: [about Masuka's forensics students] Who are all those people?
- Det. Debra Morgan: The future of boring.
- Det. Debra Morgan: I'm not the most religious person in the world, and practically had to drag me to church, but seriously?
- Dexter Morgan: What?
- Det. Debra Morgan: "A set of rules you follow so you don't get in trouble?" Sounds like something I might teach a puppy.
- Dexter Morgan: Is that so bad?
- Det. Debra Morgan: It just sounds kind of cold and empty.
- [last lines]
- Dexter Morgan: [narrating] But I also have a son, and I have to think about what he wants, and what's best for him. Because, who knows, maybe he'll grow up to be someone who wants to think about... "those kinds of things."
- [first lines]
- Dexter Morgan: [narrating] There are times in our lives when everything seems to go wrong. When despite our best efforts, and for no apparent rhyme or reason, tragedy strikes.
- Emergency Operator: 9-1-1, what's your emergency?
- Dexter Morgan: I've been stabbed!
- Emergency Operator: I understand, sir. Can you tell me your location?
- Dexter Morgan: Please, I need help.
- Emergency Operator: [broadcasting] 10-42, we have a possible stabbing in the warehouse district. Please standby for approximate address...
- Dexter Morgan: [narrating] And then there are times when everything goes just perfectly.
- [as EMTs lean over him he injects both of them]
- Dexter Morgan: That's how the past year has been for me.
- Dexter Morgan: [narrating] I've learned that periods of darkness can overcome us at any time. But I also learned that I can endure, overcome. And in the process, grow stronger. Smarter, better.
- Dexter Morgan: Joe. Hey...
- [extends his hand to shake]
- Joe Walker: Dexter. What's goin' on, man?
- [fist bumps him instead]
- Dexter Morgan: [getting stabbed by his own device] Ah!
- Joe Walker: [thinking] Nice. A sample of my own blood.
- Dexter Morgan: [thinking about Internet glossary of football terms] "Wishbone", "Hail Mary", "Button Hook". Nothing is what it seems. If I have any hope of blending in, I need to learn this. Just enough so that I can get close to Joe and draw a bit of blood.
- Dexter Morgan: [under his breath] Even the "coffin corner" isn't as fun as you would think.