Top 400 Kerri Maniscalco Quotes (2025 Update)
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301. “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.”

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302. “I wanted to crack his soul open and read him like a book, discovering the deepest secrets and stories of how he came to be.”

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303. “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.”

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304. “A true leader delegates. Just as your’re doing now. Never doubt your courage.”

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305. “The First Witch was rumored to have cursed the devil because her daughter fell in love with him and they refused to give each other up.”

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306. “Everyone deserved to live freely and in honor of themselves. A basic right should not be a luxury.”

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307. “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.”

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

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309. “I knew precisely how much princes of Hell coveted power. Enough to bind themselves to someone they may enjoy between their sheets on occasion, but would never truly love. For eternity. Well suited enough.”

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310. “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.”

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311. “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.”

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312. “Though Uncle believes science explains most legends.”

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313. “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.”

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314. “Society at large is staggeringly obtuse. If one simply looks to others for their opinions, they lose the ability to think critically for themselves. Progress would never be made if everyone appeared and thought and loved in the same manner.”

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315. “I long to live in a world where equal treatment is not something in need of commending.”

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316. “For the living embodiment of sin, you aren’t very sinful.”

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317. “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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318. “Life often deals you a hand you didn’t choose.”

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319. “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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320. “There were only the two of us left standing in a star-filled sky oblivious to anything but the way our bodies fit together like constellations. He was my match in all ways.”

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

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

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323. “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.”

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324. “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.”

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

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

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

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328. “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.”

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329. “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.”

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330. “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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331. “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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332. “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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333. “Darkness made confessions easier – it comforted me in a way the light never could.”

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

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

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336. “If only life’s problems could be solved with a frilly dress and a pair of slippers. To hell with the world around us, so long as we looked our best.”

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

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339. “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.”

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

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

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

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

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344. “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.”

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345. “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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346. “There was something about him that came across as lethally angelic. But if he ever had a halo, it was broken now.”

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

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348. “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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349. “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.”

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350. “Science could not explain the power of love or hope.”

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