'Dr Gaskell kept saying you were a monster,' she said. 'Is it true?'
'I don't think so,' said Shadow.
'Pity,' she said. 'You know where you are with monsters, don't you?'
'You do?'
'Absolutely. At the end of the day, you're going to be dinner.'

trecho de "The Monarch of the Glen, an American Gods Novella" by Neil Gaiman (in "Fragile Things")

Obs.: eu tenho a impressao que jah li/ouvi algo parecido/com a mesma ideia, se alguem souber/puder me esclarecer, gradeco.