Top 400 Kerri Maniscalco Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “Pretend there’s no curse. No magical betrothal. Or romantic urges created by our bond. Would you choose me? To reign beside you. To be your queen. Your friend. Your confidant. Your lover... If I am still yours, I would tell you that you are mine. That I am choosing you as my husband. There is no one I’d rather confront my demons with, no soul I’d travel through Hell with. And no one else I want standing beside me.”

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152. “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.”

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153. “Let me clear up any confusion. You’re very enjoyable to look at. And on some occasions where logic fails I may desire you, but I’ll never love you. Enjoy last night’s illusion – a fantasy is all it was and all it will ever be.”

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154. “He wrapped his arms around me, as if he could shield me from the Cursed Tree collecting its price.”

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155. “What else have either of you got for me besides the promise of a splitting headache? – Uncle Wadsworth.”

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156. “If one simply looks to others for their opinions, they lose the ability to think critically for themselves.”

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157. “I think you’ve broken one of my ribs. Was that really necessary? Next time you tackle me, be sure it’s in one of our bedchambers.”

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158. “Foe now I’d tend to my own wounds. Thomas was correct about one thing: I needed to heal myself before I could address anything or anyone else.”

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159. “Wrath’s answering smile was all sharp edges and wicked delight.”

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160. “It seemed an awful thing for a medical tool to be called a breadknife when its purpose was to carve into specimens and not baked goods.”

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161. “He was the only truth left in this world I understand.”

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162. “A mind is a powerful weapon, but it doesn’t have to be used wickedly,” I said. “That’s a choice.”

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163. “He was in love. How exceptionally wonderful for him. I wished them both a lifetime of misery with ill-mannered children. I swallowed my annoyance down and plastered on a smile. “I hope you’ll both be very happy together.”

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

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

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166. “As to the stars? Those are what I prefer. More than medical practices and deductions. The universe is vast. A mathematical equation even I have no hope of solving. 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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167. “Tell me having a cat’s affection and a good book doesn’t sound like an ideal evening.”

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168. “Grief doesn’t equate breaking.”

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169. “Wrath was the devil.”

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170. “What if were the two most tragic words in existence when paired together. If only were no better when coupled off.”

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171. “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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172. “On a ship filled with devilish debauchery, hope seemed to be the deadliest sin of them all.”

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

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174. “If it’s a confession you’re after, I’m afraid you won’t find it here. I’ve not killed anyone or anything. Except a few mosquitoes. And I don’t feel too apologetic about that, especially after they took off with a hefty amount of blood and left wicked itching.”

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175. “What is your issue with prostitutes anyhow? It’s not her fault society is so unjust to women.”

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176. “It was that intensity she’d loved imagining, that feeling of being wholly consumed by another person. Just once she wanted someone to want her. Not her art. Not her talent. Her. Sometimes she felt so alone.”

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177. “You would miss me terribly and know it. Just as I would miss you in ways I cannot fathom, should we ever part.”

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178. “Hope in an invisible yet might force. Don’t dismiss it’s power.”

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179. “The stars are out and they’re falling like feathers.”

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180. “A grandmother’s love was its own sort of powerful magic.”

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181. “Their minds were crying out to be set free, but they refused to unbind them.”

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182. “We humans could not help loving our monsters.”

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183. “Anger was a wall to hide grief behind.”

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184. “Legends are meant to inspire fear. Anastasia stood. They must be larger than the life we lead in order to maintain their lure for generations.”

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

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186. “Cooking was magic and music combined. The crack of shells, the hiss of pancetta hitting a hot pan, the metallic clang of a whisk beating the side of a bowl, even the rythmic thwack of a cleaver against a wooden cutting board.”

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187. “I believe it’s important to incorporate both science and instinct, sir.”

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188. “Part of growing older means letting go. You can’t move forward if you never take those first few steps onto new ground. Now’s the time to be brave, Daughter. Walking into the future means trusting in yourself even when you can’t see around the bend. As long as you’re certain this is what you want, all will be well.”

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

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190. “Let go of your vengeance, or it will curse us all.”

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191. “People carved words into weapons often, but they only had power if I listened to them instead of trusting in myself.”

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192. “Always foster and grow that unquenchable curiosity of yours.” I smiled. That was a promise I fully intended to keep.”

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193. “Perhaps we’ve finally found your Achilles’ heel, your majesty.”

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

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195. “Telling Wadsworth how much I loved her wasn’t selfish at all. Quite the opposite.”

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196. “Determination – not fear – settled in my chest like a raging lion. I had been stalked and hunted and had escaped harm thus far.”

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197. “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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198. “If the world as I knew it was ending, I deserved a drink before I made a deal with the devil.”

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199. “If my enemies wanted to create doubt in me, I’d believe in my own abilities even more. Even if I had to fake it until it felt real.”

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200. “Please assist me with any advice you may possess. I’m much better equipped to extract a heart than encourage one, it seems.”

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