Top 400 Kerri Maniscalco Quotes (2026 Update)
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301. “What I’m talking about is trying to solve a riddle or crime. Emotions play no role there. They’re too messy and complicated.” He leaned on his elbows, staring into my eyes. “But they’re good in other situations, I suppose. For instance – I’ve not yet figured out the formula for love or romance. Perhaps I shall learn one day soon.”

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302. “I do not fear, I am fear.”

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303. “We were already damned to Hell; it was silly to not at least enjoy our descent.”

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304. “I refuse to believe you’ve misinterpreted my affections. I am wholly in love with you. And it is permanent.”

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305. “Flesh-and-blood men were the real monsters, and they could be cut down easily enough.”

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306. “He’ll take one look at us and run in the other direction. Lest the lame-legged boy chase him with his walking stick.” “It is a cane, and it is quite a handsome cane. The Ripper should be too pleased to be assaulted by such a work of rustic art.”

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307. “Some, more vicious gossips, even hinted that she must have deserved it. She’d somehow asked for it by being too bold, or confident, or ungodly. If she’d only only been a little quieter, or more subservient, she might have been spared. As if anyone deserved to be murdered.”

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308. “Surely it’s prudent to plan for different possibilities for the future. Shouldn’t one have some sort of goal to work toward, even if the path they take is unknown?”

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309. “When he dragged his attention back to my face, something dark lurked in his gaze, forged deep in the pits of Hell.”

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310. “Her admirable qualities run much deeper than beauty, though I could certainly pen a thousand sonnets to that.”

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

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

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

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314. “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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315. “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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316. “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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317. “If we weren’t about to face another terrible passageway filled with life-threatening danger, I’d take you in my arms this instant.”

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318. “Rules are restrictions given by other privileged men. I enjoy making up my own mind. Everyone ought to have the same human right.”

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319. “My notebook was filled with images of things a lady had no business being fascinated by, yet I couldn’t control my curiosity.”

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320. “Darkness made confessions easier – it comforted me in a way the light never could.”

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321. “We are hell gods, Emilia. We are the Feared.”

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322. “You’re in love with him. And he’s most certainly in love with you. You’re just both being obtuse.”

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323. “Perhaps he’d brought us here to get stabbed for giggles.”

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

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

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328. “One needn’t be strong in only physical matters – a strong mind and will were fierce to behold as well. “You’re.”

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329. “The crowd hopes for the impossible to become possible. It shows them dreams don’t belong only in our heads – with hope those fantasies can become real. Taking hope away is like taking life from someone. We all need to believe we can achieve the impossible.”

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330. “The promise of death was as alluring, if not more so, than the prospect of falling in love. What morbid creatures we were, craving danger and mystery in place of happily-ever-afters.”

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331. “You simply need to know where to look for the questions. An easy mathematical formula applied to Homo sapiens. And behold! Science reigns over nature once more. No emotions needed.”

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332. “I will gladly accept any and all books, however. A person can never have too much reading material. Especially on a fall or winter evening. If you’re feeling extra generous, you may include tea. I love a unique blend.”

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333. “Antique pages were a scent that should be bottled up and sold to those who adored the aroma.”

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334. “Lord help the girl he set those eyes on for good. His boyish vulnerability was a weapon, powerful and disarming.”

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335. “My gender didn’t handicap me.”

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336. “What good are you, or do you simply excel at being terrible?”

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337. “Stories make everything possible.”

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338. “He looked like someone who understood, intimately, what it was like to lose everything. To be forced to stand when you wished to fall. To get up on your own and then defy the hand of fate that brought so much pain by smacking you down time and again. To choose to live and flourish despite the bad. And most important, to dare to dream of better days while your current world was a living nightmare.”

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339. “Also, you’re quite welcome for the flower. Do place it on your nightstand and think of me while dressing for bed.”

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340. “You are grieving, Audrey Rose. Grief doesn’t equate breaking. You are rebuilding after something... destructive. You’re coming back stronger.” He swallowed hard. “Is that what you believe? That you’re irreparable?”

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

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

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343. “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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344. “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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345. “It was far better to be angry rather than turn into a ghost of my former self from sadness and grief.”

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346. “Do not turn your back on a love that could jump the barrier between life and death.”

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347. “One fact was slowly taking shape: I was in jeopardy of admiring Mr. Cresswell against my better judgment.”

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348. “People were always providing in death what they would not do in life, it seemed.”

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349. “Winning is an archaic way or looking at romance. Her heart isn’t like a cheap round of cards. Love isn’t a game. It’s a choice.”

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350. “If I end up being devoured by ravenous spiders, at least I’ll be memorable for something other than my good looks.”

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