Top 400 Kerri Maniscalco Quotes (2026 Update)
Page 7 of 9

301. “We were all here to learn. He was the one who had a problem, not I. Perhaps it was time for fathers to teach their sons how to behave around young women. They were not born superior, no matter how society falsely conditioned them. We were all equals here.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

302. “Whenever I scared him, he turned into some foreign person. One who was both frightening and frightened at once.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

303. “Men prided themselves on aging. They might lose their hair and expand their bellies and still be deemed a wondrous catch, marrying twenty years their junior. Yet heaven forbid a young lady grow into old age and be proud of the lines on her face; the very lines that told a story of a life well lived. The nerve of us to live happily and without apology.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

304. “You’re both so intelligent in matters involving the mind, but the heart? It’s as if beings from other galaxies are puzzling out fried potatoes.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

305. “I didn’t expect anyone to be out so early – or so late depending on the circumstances – especially with the threat of another storm approaching. I should have known better than to apply that rule to Audrey Rose. Nothing as pedestrian as the weather would keep her caged when she had a goal to achieve and a young woman’s murder to solve.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

306. “One thing I can promise,” his voice was deep and sensual in the dark, “is you won’t ever doubt it’s real when I touch you.” Frustrated, embarrassed, and furious to have submitted to desiring him for even one second, I plucked up his shirt and roughly tugged it back on before flopping onto my side. “Someone’s cocky.” “Says the person rubbing up against my c –.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

307. “I did not believe there was any line one wouldn’t cross when it came to those one loved. Morals crumpled when faced with heartache. Some fissures within us would forever remain irreparable.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

308. “Always foster and grow that unquenchable curiosity of yours.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

309. “I pictured growing old together, sitting in the gardens of a country home, the salty sea air crisp and soothing while a cadaver waited for us in our own personal morgue.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

310. “You’re dressed for sneaking about Dracula’s castle. Be still my thawing, dark heart. You certainly know how to make a young man feel alive, Wadsworth.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

311. “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. There’s no reason you can’t wear a simple frock to work, then don the finest gown and dance the night away. But only if it pleases you.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

312. “Let’s play act a murder, Wadsworth.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

313. “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.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

315. “She moved with me, a huntress sighting her prey. The trouble was I wanted to be caught more than I wished to run.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

316. “If you don’t let go of me this instant,” I said between clenched teeth, “I’ll be forced to empty a terrible fighting tactic my brother taught me upon your manhood.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

317. “Dining on blood is more civil when one dunks their bread in it as if it were a hearty winter stew.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

318. “Hope is the true magic – its the spark and draw.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

319. “Her dress was made of watered silk and was of the most gorgeous lavender I’d ever seen. The stitching was superb. A flash of the last cadaver I’d sewn back together crossed my mind. Not to boast, but my stitches had been as good. Perhaps a pinch better.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

320. “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?”

— Kerri Maniscalco

321. “This time, when he shouted her name, then held her in his arms, she felt like he was already long gone. Like a star shooting across the night sky, there was nothing left but the memory of how beautifully bright it had once shined.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

322. “I knew I was being unforgivably rude, but if Thomas had been hurt, I would have plowed through the entire country if I had to, leaving bones and ash in my wake.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

323. “Perhaps that was the ultimate lesson in letting go – accepting that which was out of our control. I could only do my best and my part; it was up to Thomas to meet me halfway or not at all.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

324. “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

325. “The proper society girl in me was loath to admit it, but his flirtations kept me afloat in a sea of conflicting feelings. Passion and annoyance were fire, and fire was alive and crackling with power. Fire breathed. Grief was a vat of quicksand; the more one struggled against it, the deeper it pulled one under. I’d much rather be set ablaze than buried alive. Though the mere thought of being in a compromising position with Thomas was enough to make my face warm.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

326. “To help those he loved, he’d rear apart the world.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

327. “I’d been raised to use inaction as a security net, but it didn’t lend itself to exploring uncharted waters.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

328. “I suppose I’ve grown weary of a select few governing all. Rules are restrictions given by other privileged men. I enjoy making up my own mind. Everyone ought to have the same human right.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

329. “A good book was its own brand of magic, one I could safely indulge in without fear of getting caught by those who hunted. I loved escaping from reality, especially during times of trouble. Stories made everything possible.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

330. “Questions married other questions and had theories for children.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

331. “Real life certainly wasn’t anything close to a romance novel, but there was still a small part of the old me left that hoped for a happy ending.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

332. “One did not steal from the devil and go unpunished.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

333. “Surely boys are interested in proposing only to girls in lacy gowns. Why care about beauty and brains when they can have beauty over brains? Foolish creatures they are.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

334. “It’s just... sometimes when I’m afraid or lost, I try to find the humor. Break the tension. It always helps me to laugh.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

335. “I smiled, leaning over the desk and used the sweetest tone I could muster. “In my spare time I flay open bodies of the deceased. Two of whom were victims of Leather Apron. The scent that hung in the room would drop a man to his knees, and I aided my uncle during the postmortems while standing in gelled blood.” I sat back in my chair, the leather squeaking its own disapproval. “Whatever you have to show us won’t be too much for my stomach to handle, I assure you.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

336. “Vices versus morals; the ultimate struggle of this city.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

337. “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.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

338. “I do not fear, I am fear.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

339. “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.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

340. “Do not call me pet.” “Noted, kitten.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

343. “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?”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

345. “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.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

347. “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.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

348. “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.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

349. “You only walked away from that attack because I took the venom into my body through that magical bond.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco