Top 400 Kerri Maniscalco Quotes (2024 Update)
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351. “Questions married other questions and had theories for children.”

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352. “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?”

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353. “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.”

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354. “No matter how much death and horror existed, there were still things of beauty left to find.”

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355. “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.”

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

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357. “Power often corrupts. It is a wise man -or woman- who accepts their role as one part of a whole.”

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358. “It was much more interesting to sit back and see how it played out. Some of us even wagered on the outcome. I cannot tell you how much I made off of Greed. But he is now in my debt, and I’m sure you can imagine how little he enjoys that.”

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359. “No matter how far I traveled or how hard I pushed it from may mind, Jack the Ripper stalked me, invading every aspect of my life.”

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360. “I could almost feel despair trailing a sharp nail across my throat now, begging, tempting... I pretended that the growing fear was muck beneath my shoes and squashed it.”

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

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362. “It’s always been you for me, even when I didn’t know who I was anymore. It will always be you, Thomas. No matter who tries to come between us. You are my heart. No one can take it.”

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

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364. “Humans were the true monsters and villains, more real than any novel or fantasy could invent.”

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365. “Thomas Cresswell couldn’t die. If he did... a darkness so complete as to truly be terrifying welled up inside me. I did not know who I’d become, should I lose him. But Satan would tremble at my approach.”

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366. “Sometimes you need to stand out in order to blend in.”

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367. “Promise me to wake each day and find joy wherever you can, no matter how small it may be. There will always be hard times and trying times and times for sorrow, but we won’t let those days destroy the here and now.”

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368. “Every tall tale was rooted in truth.”

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369. “However, grieving or being affected by something doesn’t make you weak, Wadsworth. Sometimes strength is knowing when to tend to yourself for a bit.”

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370. “I needed no man to empower me. I had my father to thank for that much; his absence in most everyday things had prepared me well enough to stand on my own.”

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371. “I would not be treated as if my mind were inferior because I’d been blessed with the ability to bear children. I mentally screamed at myself to let it pass, but I couldn’t obey the simple command, consequences be damned.”

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372. “Death is never easy, but there’s something... infinitely worse when someone young is taken. Death’s not the only thing to fear. Murder is worse.”

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373. “Everyone makes mistakes, Wadsworth. There’s no shame in that. It’s how you go about mending them that truly counts.”

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374. “Seeing the truth was never easy, especially when it revealed those closest to us could be monsters hidden in plain sight.”

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375. “I chose a violent bloody shade of red and painted my lips the color of murder.”

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376. “I love you, I thought, rallying against the blackness. More than all the stars in the universe. In this life and ever after. I love you.”

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377. “Magic is a living, breathing entity; it thrives on the energy you give it. Like all forces of nature, it is neither good nor bad – it simply becomes backed on the user’s intent. Feed it love and it blossoms and grows. Nourish it with hate and it will deliver hate back to you tenfold.”

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378. “I wondered how I could appear so whole and serene on the outside when inside I was thrashing with turbulence.”

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379. “Hone your anger and sorrow into weapons of use, or go back home and cry until the monsters come for you. Because come for you they will.”

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380. “You are not mine to take.” He brushed his lips against mine. Softly, so softly I might have imagined them there. My eyes fluttered shut. He could persuade me to build a steamship to the moon when he kissed me. We could orbit the stars together. “You are yours to give.”

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381. “I wanted to kiss him. Possibly break a bottle and stab him first. But then definitely kiss him.”

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382. “I don’t know how you’ve fooled humanity for so long, but it’s as Envy said. You are the most skilled liar of all. Samael.”

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383. “Magic was life and life was made by making love and feeling good and our bodies constantly tried to remind us to live.”

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384. “Twisted though it may be, that was the power of love. It could usher in warmth and light, and it could also turn a single ember into a raging inferno, destroying those who threatened it. Love might be the worst sin of them all, with its two sides.”

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385. “I recalled Nonna’s warnings about the Wicked – how once someone caught a demon prince’s attention he’d stop at nothing to claim them.”

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386. “Even though I knew better, I wanted him to be the shining prince of this nightmare.”

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387. “There was more to life than vengeance and the retribution. If we went after everyone who ever hurt or wronged us, we’d never appreciate the good in our lives.”

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388. “Oh, yes,” he said, rolling his eyes. “Another of your fine ideas. As if I’d be messy enough to leave evidence behind. I’m with you practically day and night. Does that not absolve me from being a murderer? Or must we share a bed to prove my innocence? Actually... that might not be a terrible idea.”

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389. “If you die on me now, I’ll hunt you down and drag you back.”

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390. “Science was an altar I knelt before, and it blessed me with solace.”

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391. “His annoyance joined mine in unholy matrimony.”

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392. “Darkness within me rejoiced for the opportunity of seeing the bodies up close, in the state the murderer had intended them to be discovered.”

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393. “I hate that there’s a chance you might care for someone else. I’ve never despised something more in my whole existence, but I refuse to become the monster my father believes I am. I will never force myself upon you, even if some untamed, wild beast thrashes inside me, begging for a chance to destroy anyone or anything that might steal you away.”

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394. “Regret wouldn’t bring the dead back.”

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395. “I’d like to remind each man who held such poor opinions of a woman that their beloved mothers were, in fact, women. I didn’t see any men running about, birthing the world’s population then going on to make supper and tend to the house. Most of them buckled to their knees when the slightest sniffle attacked them.”

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396. “As forensic examiners, we cannot shut off other avenues to search. What have I taught you about trusting only that which you see?”

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397. “You’re brilliant, Audrey Rose,” Thomas said, eyes glittering with admiration. He held my gaze a moment too long to be polite.”

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398. “I am my own monster.”

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399. “We women could be called creatures, if only the men who said such careless words accepted our claws were fearsome things when we decided to scratch.”

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400. “Focus on how handsome I am. How much you want to press your lips against mine. And definitely do not panic, Wadsworth. If you scream, I’m going to join you, and then we’re both in trouble.”

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