Top 400 Kerri Maniscalco Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “Let go of your vengeance, or it will curse us all.”

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152. “Monsters were supposed to be scary and ugly. They weren’t supposed to hide behind friendly smiles and well-trimmed hair.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

153. “Never forget: forging a bond made from love is as dangerous as those made though hate.”

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154. “Back home, women were taught that those wants were evil, wrong. Men could indulge in their baser needs and no one called them ungodly. They were rakes, rogues – scandalous but not ostracized for their behavior. A man with a healthy sexual appetite was considered to be full of vitality, a prime catch. Experienced for his partner, should he ever decide to wed. While women were taught to remain virginal, pure. As if our wants were dirty, shameful things.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

155. “I’d never understand the way a man’s mind worked. My gender didn’t handicap me.”

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156. “My heart raced. Part of me wanted to draw him into a hug and heal his wounds, and part of me wished to ferret out all his secrets and piece the puzzle of him together this instant.”

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157. “You’d discover your morals aren’t defined in terms such as black or white, good or bad. Most shy away from that level of introspection. It makes us realize we’re villains. At least in part. We also all have the capacity to he heroes.”

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158. “There are seven demon princes, but only four di Carlos should fear: Wrath, Greed, Envy, and Pride. One will crave your blood. One will capture your heart. One will steal your soul. One will take your life.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

159. “A heart was a curious thing. So contradictory. The way it ached in both good and bad ways. The way it leapt with joy and ceased with sorrow. It could beat madly and wildly during both pleasure and pain.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

160. “And I love being a sinner too much to ever be a saint.”

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161. “Others would always be out there, trying to knock me down, to tell me who I was or who they thought I should be. People carved words into weapons often, but they only had power if I listened to them instead of trusting in myself.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

162. “Grief was a vat of quicksand; the more one struggled against it, the deeper it pulled one under.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

163. “I’ll give you five minutes to get settled and another ten for the Amazing Andreas to call forth the ghosties and convince them to stay for a spot of tea and a chat.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

164. “Memories, like hearts, can be stolen.”

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165. “I will not appear weak for you to maintain strength.”

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166. “It was more than lust. More than a physical need. I adored every part of her. If she asked me to, I’d unleash every one of my desires, pleasuring her in a way that would let her know precisely how much I cherished her.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

167. “Sometimes you need to stand out in order to blend in.” “That makes absolutely no sense.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

168. “Why don’t you talk to me about what’s really troubling you? What emotional dilemma needs sorting out?” He patted his legs. “Sit here and I’ll rock you gently until you or I or both fall asleep.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

169. “Some ghosts should remain good and buried, Niece.”

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170. “Tonight is fall asleep to the image of gold-flecked eyes and a wicked mouth. And all the wonderful ways I might one day explore those lips in dark, empty rooms. Our passion burning brighter than all the stars in the sky. Saints drag me to hell.”

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171. “You’ve stared Fear in its nasty face and made it tremble. You will make it through this, Wadsworth. We will mange it through this. That is a fact more tangling than any dream or nightmare. I promised I’d never lie to you. I intend to honor my word.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

172. “Behind me a door swung open, revealing a tall figure gilded by light – the background din of staff cleaning up after the terrible opening show accentuated his own silence. He stood there, too shrouded in shadows for me to make out his features, but judging from the involuntary flutter in my chest, it was Thomas.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

173. “I despise being the one having an emotional dilemma. It’s much more enjoyable being the one consoling you. You haven’t even offered to let me sit on your lap. You’re terrible at this.”

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174. “I wished to be lost in the nothingness for a while longer.”

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175. “You fight. You fight for what you want. You do not wallow or surrender. The lesson in not in lying down and allowing yourself to be stabbed, child. It’s in pushing yourself up and battling back.” Her eyes flashed. “You fell down. So? Will you stay there, weeping over skinned knees? Or will you brush off your skirts, adjust your hair, and carry on? Do not relinquish your grasp on hope. It’s one go the best weapons anyone possesses.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

176. “It felt the first indication a violent storm was approaching. The sort where you either stood your ground or ran for cover. It was as if the air between us grew heavy and dark with the promise of nature’s fury. If I closed my eyes, I could imagine thunder rattling my teeth as winds whipped around, threatening to drag me into the swirling vortex and devour me whole. It was the kind of storm that broke cities, destroyed realms.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

177. “If I didn’t know any better, Wadsworth, my dear,” Thomas said, voice laced with teasing, his typical method of distracting me from my darkness, “I’d believe you were about to perform your own escape act. Am I to be your assistant, then?” He stared down at himself, frowning slightly. “I left my sequined dragon frock coat in London and this one’s a bit plain. It doesn’t particularly scream ’carnival chic.”

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178. “The first part of being a good scientist was remaining open to studying all variables, even ones we don’t necessarily understand. How little my mind would be if I dismissed a possibility without investigating it, simply because it didn’t fit into a preconceived notion.”

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179. “Most people ignore what’s right before their eyes. They believe they see, but oftentimes only view what they want.”

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180. “Shall we see about solving another gruesome murder, my love?”

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181. “You needn’t believe something weak because it appears delicate.”

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182. “Only you can decide how to move forward.”

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183. “Grief wasn’t simply a shadow that followed people around; it was the worst sort of companion. It was an emotion that could either encourage someone to wither away through sorrow and tears or turn them into a monster. Craving vengeance like blood. Justice. Retribution. As if spilling blood would bring that one person back. I would know. It was the very same spark that ignited my current path.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

184. “I wasn’t frightened of corpses – those I found strangely comforting.”

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185. “He drew back, feigning being affronted. “You can’t possibly have all the glory. Good looking and the hero? This is one of those times it’s all right to lie, Wadsworth.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

186. “The world needed to be better. And if it wasn’t possible for it to be better, we, its inhabitants, needed to do better.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

187. “Where in a medical dictionary does it say a woman cannot handle such things? What is a man’s soul made of that a woman’s is not? I had no idea my innards were composed of cotton and kittens, while yours are filled with steel and steam-driven parts.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

188. “Show me why they call you the Wicked.”

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189. “Though I knew there were many sides to each person if one searched hard enough. No one was entirely good or evil.”

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190. “Science needed coldness for exploratory advancements, but we were still human. Our minds might be made f steel when needed, but our hearts beat with compassion. We still cared deeply fro people and mourned.”

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191. “All my life I’d longed for freedom – freedom to pick and choose every detail of my life. To make good decisions and horrible ones. Decisions that would break my heart and remake it ten times over. I just never knew having choices could be so hard.”

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192. “Our hearts are curious things. So sentimental and easily misguided. Pull the right strings or snap the correct cords, and poof! Love strangles intelligence, even in the best of us.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

193. “We might be in Hell, but he felt like Heaven.”

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194. “You should follow your heart. Forget the rest. Ileana stood and gathered up the used plates and napkins. Thomas is human and will make mistakes, and as long as he apologizes and it’s something yo can live with? It’s worth loving him today. It’s also worth forgiving him, too. You never know when he might be taken from you.”

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195. “For there are no limits to the stars; their numbers are infinite. Which is precisely why I measure my love for you by them. An amount too boundless to count.”

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196. “What is a man’s soul made of that a woman’s is not?”

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197. “She’s the muscle. I’m clearly the charm.”

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198. “The demon of war was a strategist on all levels.”

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199. “I want our passion to ignite the stars around us, making even the stars jealous.”

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200. “Of all the complex puzzles the world offered, who would have guessed my emotions would be the greatest challenge of my life?”

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