Top 400 Kerri Maniscalco Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “When I was adventuring between the pages of a book, I wasn’t sad over things I was missing outside.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

152. “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.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

153. “It’d be even better if murderers, psychopaths, and villains simply held a sign up for inquiring minds to spot easily.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

155. “My world is broken down into one simple principle: I believe I’m powerful, therefore I am.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

156. “Life was beautiful even during the darkest hours.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

157. “I looked down at my new, fine made dress and frowned at the dark layers. “Why do villains always wear black?” “Better to hide the blood with, witch.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

158. “One may never know what secrets we’ll uncover when we dare to plunge into less... pleasant places.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

160. “Monsters were in the eye of the beholder. And no one wanted to discover their hero was the true villain of the story.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

161. “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

162. “Love was a tricky, complicated thing – so morally gray. Both grand and terrible things were often done in its honour. But could something truly be done out of love if it had the potential to hurt the one at its heart?”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

164. “I am your favorite sin.”

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165. “Mother taught me judging something from its outward appearance was silly, a lesson I tried remembering often.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

166. “Wield your assets like a blade, Cousin. No man has invented a corset for our brains. Let them think they rule the world. It’s a queen who sits on that throne. Never forget that.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

167. “I rolled my eyes. Leave it to Uncle Jonathan to worry about prostitution being too much for my feminine persuasion, yet think nothing of me seeing a body spliced open before I’d even had my luncheon.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

168. “One day you might beg me to kiss you.” He stepped close enough for me to stab him.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

172. “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.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

173. “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

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

175. “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.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

178. “You simply need to hone your powers of deduction, Wadsworth. Look at the obvious and go from there. Most people ignore what’s right before their eyes. They believe they see, but oftentimes only view what they want.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

179. “Vengeance is a potent emotion. It makes you easy prey to both humans and demons alike. Never let someone know what your true motivations are. If they know what you want more than anything, they’ll craft all sorts of sweet lies and half-truths to manipulate you. They’ll know exactly how far they can push, what to offer, and what you would never refuse, giving them the upper hand. Your first goal should be to remain alive. Figure out everything else as you go.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

180. “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.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

181. “You can trust me with your life, Camilla. That is something precious. Something I’d never play with. No matter what game is happening. Truth?”

— Kerri Maniscalco

182. “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

183. “His lips quirked slightly when he noticed my incredulous expression. “I know I wouldn’t. One taste of warm blood is never enough, Miss Wadsworth.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

185. “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.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

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187. “Thomas smiled at my eye roll, puffing his chest up and standing with one foot proudly resting on a chair as if posing for a portrait. “I don’t blame you, I am rather attractive. The tall, dark hero of your dreams, swooping in to save you with my vast intellect. You should accept my hand at once.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

188. “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

189. “While my cousin had the voice of a nightingale, Thomas’s singing was atrocious. A cat in heat held a note in a more pleasant manner than he did. At least it proved he wasn’t limitlessly skilled, which pleased me to no end.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

190. “I wondered at the darkness swirling within me – the secret part that couldn’t muster up an ounce of disgust. Perhaps I needed to take up a new hobby. I feared I was becoming addicted to blood.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

191. “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.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

192. “He leaned in, bracing himself on either side of me, his expression smoldering enough to start a fire. “Liar.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

193. “Monsters are only as real as the stories that grant them life. And they only live for as long as we tell those tales.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

194. “Bravery might be the absence of fear in most cases, but it also seemed a little like acting foolishly for a good cause.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

195. “I’d agreed to meet him here only to go over case details. Now he was doing that infuriating thing where he’d inevitably guess my secret plans, and I’d have to murder him. In front of all these witnesses, no less. What a pity.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

196. “I do agree that love is wonderful, I began slowly, not wanting to offend, but there’s also a certain magic in being perfectly content with one’s own company. I believe greatness lies within. And is ours to harness or unleash at will.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

198. “Do not let your bountiful garden turn to ash.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

199. “Being afraid wouldn’t find justice for the family – this boy seemed to understand that.”

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200. “I tried again, but the door refused to open. It was like everything in life; the more one struggled against it, the harder it became.”

— Kerri Maniscalco