Top 400 Kerri Maniscalco Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “Love strangles intelligence, even in the best of us.”

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52. “Beware of trusting beautiful creatures. They hide the most wicked surprises.”

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53. “Instead of being ruled by fear, I could become fearless.”

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54. “One of the hardest things anyone can do is live in the here and now. Not worry about the future, not rehash the past. Be present, that’s the secret to changing your future. To finding true happiness.”

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55. “Those who deserve respect are given it freely. If one must demand such a thing, he’ll never truly command it.”

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56. “Rise,” he said softly. “Just as they always feared you would.”

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57. “Hearts were beautifully fierce yet fragile things.”

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58. “You are my heart, my soul, my equal. You see the light in me when I’m lost within darkness. When I’m cold and distant, you’re as warm as autumn sunshine, bathing me in your glow. If I am the night, then you are the stars lighting up my endless dark.” His voice broke, wrenching my heart. “My best friend, the absolute love of my life, now until forevermore, I call you my wife.”

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59. “You stay here with me, Wadsworth.” I clutched her hand. “I will follow you beyond death and drag you back if I must.”

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60. “What if” were the two most tragic words in existence when paired together.”

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61. “Fate may deal it’s hand, try encouraging our path or intervene, but we are ultimately free to choose our own destiny. Never doubt that.”

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62. “A reckoning awoke in me. The more I gave, the more he returned. We traded kisses like blows. And if this were a fight, I wouldn’t know who was winning. I understood why some thought kissing one of the Wicked was addictive. Each time his tongue touched mine, it felt as if the ground beneath me quaked. Like we were a cataclysmic event that shouldn’t be.”

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63. “Roses have both petals and thorns, my dark flower. You needn’t believe something weak because it appears delicate. Show the world your bravery.”

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64. “Young women died. Life resumed. Such was the way of the world, at least according to men.”

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65. “You look quite lovely today, Audrey Rose.” He stepped forward, staring down at me, and I fought to keep my eyes from fluttering shut. Thomas drew closer until I was convinced my blood would explode from my body like fireworks splattering across the night sky. “Perhaps you should comment on the excellent cut of my suit. I look rather handsome today as well. Don’t you think?”

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66. “Without lifting his head from his own journal, he said, “Not having any luck figuring me out, then? Don’t worry, you’ll get better with practice. And, yes” – he grinned wickedly, eyes fixed on his paper – “you’ll still fancy me tomorrow no matter how much you wish otherwise. I’m unpredictable, and you adore it. Just as I cannot wrap my massive brain around the equation of you and yet adore it.”

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67. “One thing you can control is how you choose to live. If you wake up fearful of every bad thing that might happen, you miss out on the good. Death will come for us all one day. Worrying about tomorrow only accomplishes ruining today.”

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68. “However since you brought mouths up, I can’t help but wonder. You seem to be enjoying the meat well enough, but has that perfect little mouth of yours ever tasted cock?”

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69. “Monsters were only as real as our imaginations.”

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70. “Sometimes you need to stand out in order to blend in.”

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71. “There’s something powerful in that kind of love, something that deserves to be kindled and tended to, even when its embers are flickering dangerously close to darkness.”

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72. “Mr. Thomas Cresswell might not truly hold the title of prince, but the was perfectly fine. To me, he’d always be the king of my heart.”

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73. “I needed air. If the clouds parted, perhaps I’d get lucky and see the stars. I desired a nice visit with two of my favorite constellations – Ursa Minor and Cygnus.”

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74. “I wanted her to choose me without being influenced by my own feelings.”

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75. “This was not the kind of prince written about in fairy tales. There was no golden crown sitting atop his dark head, or promises of safety waiting in his sculpted, tattooed arms. He was death and rage and fire and anyone stupid enough to forget that would be consumed by his inferno.”

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76. “I was beautiful and dangerous at once. A rose with thorns.”

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77. “Progress would never be made if everyone appeared and thought and loved in the same manner.”

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78. “I pulled his face to mine and gave his mouth something more interesting to do. Thomas didn’t mind the interruption as we explored new ways of communicating.”

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79. “Love is immortal. Death can neither touch nor steal it.”

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80. “Fear made monsters of men.”

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81. “I’m in favor of hiding in your chamber for the remainder of the week.” A smile twitched across his lips as I raised a brow. “Drinking, kissing, debauching ourselves until we arrive in New York.” He sighed dreamily. “You must admit, we’d be safe from the murderer. Deliriously happy. And both of those options are much better than standing over cadavers.”

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82. “I was determined to be both pretty and fierce, as Mother had said I could be. Just because I was interested in a man’s job didn’t mean I had to give up being girly. Who defined those roles anyhow?”

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83. “Man had a funny way of blaming the devil for things he didn’t like.”

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84. “And he is her fate. As she is his. ‘As above, so below.’ They are the balance. Light and dark. One fallen from above, and one created in the underworld below.”

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85. “I hoped the kingdom of the wicked was ready for a vengeful queen.”

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86. “There’s nothing better than a little danger dashed with some romance.”

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87. “But the hands of Fate work their own magic. Who are we but puppets on their cosmic strings?”

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88. “Flowers need plenty of water and sunshine to grow. Love, too, needs attention and affection, or else it slowly withers away from neglect. Once love’s gone, it’s as brittle as a dried-out leaf. You pick it up, only to discover that it’s turned to ash beneath your oncecareful touch, gone on a swift wind forever.”

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89. “We both knew that sometimes stories and reality collided, with devastating effects.”

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90. “The stars incline us; they do not bind us.” “Beautiful.”

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91. “Meet me in my chambers at midnight. Ever yours, Cresswell.”

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92. “Tell me now. That I’m your favorite sin.”

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93. “Monsters could wear the smiles of friends while secreting away the rotten soul of the Devil in the darkest crevices of themselves.”

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94. “Love and hate are both rooted in passion.”

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95. “Monsters are only as real as the stories that give them life.”

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96. “Most stories are too good to be true. That’s what makes them enchanting.”

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97. “People often admire physical strength, but I believe it’s the simple things one does after a tragedy that defines them. There is no greater show of power than continuing to live when you’d like nothing more than to lie down and let the world fade.”

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98. “If you can dream without limits, you can soar to great heights. Let the magic of your imagination set you free.”

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99. “Diamonds were everything I hoped to be; beautiful, yet containing unimaginable strength.”

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100. “Some risks are worth taking, even if they seem impossible at first.”

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