Kerri Maniscalco Quotes

#1. 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.

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#2. You don't say," he said. "Personally, I'd rather stay in, reading.

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#3. Diamonds were everything I hoped to be; beautiful, yet containing unimaginable strength.

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#4. 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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#5. Roses have both petals and thorns, my dark flower. You needn't believe something weak because it appears delicate. Show the world your bravery.

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#6. Mother used to say, "Roses have both petals and thorns, my dark flower. You needn't believe something weak because it appears delicate. Show the world your bravery." Mother

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#7. One fact was slowly taking shape: I was in jeopardy of admiring Mr. Cresswell against my better judgment.

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#8. 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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#9. Always foster and grow that unquenchable curiosity of yours." I smiled. That was a promise I fully intended to keep.

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#10. What must it be like, knowing you raised the devil? It probably felt the same as knowing you sat by a monster day in and day out, never noticing the blackness of his soul.

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#11. Most people ignore what's right before their eyes. They believe they see, but oftentimes only view what they want.

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#12. Science never abandoned me the way religion had that night.
Forsaking the Holy Father was considered a sin, and I did it repeatedly. Each time my blade met with flesh, I sinned more and welcomed it.
God no longer held dominion over my soul.

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#13. Being afraid wouldn't find justice for the family---this boy seemed to understand that.

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#14. Those who deserve respect are given it freely. If one must demand such a thing, he'll never truly command it. I am your daughter, not your horse, sir." I

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#15. Their minds were crying out to be set free, but they refused to unbind them.

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#16. I was determined to be both pretty and fierce, as Mother had said I could be. 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? "Truly,

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#17. Pretend I am as capable as a man? Please, sir, do not value me so little!

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#18. Monsters were supposed to be scary and ugly. They weren't supposed to hide behind friendly smiles and well-trimmed hair. Goodness, twisted as it might be, was not meant to be locked away in an icy heart and anxious exterior.

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#19. 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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#20. Death was not prejudiced by mortal things such as station or gender. It came for kings and queens and prostitutes alike, often leaving the living with regrets. What might we have done differently if we'd known the end was so near?

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#21. 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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#22. What is a man's soul made of that a woman's is not?

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#23. What else have either of you got for me besides the promise of a splitting headache? - Uncle Wadsworth

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#24. People were always providing in death what they would not do in life, it seemed.

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#25. Some ghosts should remain good and buried, Niece.

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#26. 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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#27. 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.

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#28. The dead speak to those who listen. Be quieter than even them.

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