Bogeyman Quotes

“Fairy tales do not give the child his first idea of bogey. What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey. The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a St. George to kill the dragon.”
― G.K. Chesterton, Tremendous Trifles

“The Nephilim - the bogeyman for monsters, and all those who could be monsters.”
― Cassandra Clare, Saving Raphael Santiago

“Well, I just don’t want you to think that this piece of shit is anything other than a pathetic, human defect. Nothing more. Not a monster, not a bogeyman. Nothing but another reason to feel better about yourself. Understand that it’s just a person - not worth devoting any nightmares to.”
― Jhonen Vasquez, JTHM: Director's Cut (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac) JTHM: Director's Cut

“Everybody has a bogeyman.”
― Lavie Tidhar, The Violent Century