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1 " 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. "
― Kerri Maniscalco , Hunting Prince Dracula (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #2)
2 " Being afraid wouldn't find justice for the family---this boy seemed to understand that. "
― Kerri Maniscalco , Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1)
3 " Those who deserve respect are given it freely. If one must demand such a thing, he'll never truly command it. "
4 " The dead speak to those who listen. Be quieter than even them. "
5 " Most people ignore what's right before their eyes. They believe they see, but oftentimes only view what they want. "
6 " Questions married other questions and had theories for children. "
7 " You may hate the truth, deny it, curse it, but the fact remains you are equally enchanted by it. Knowing the flames are hot isn’t always a deterrent from playing with fire. "
― Kerri Maniscalco , Escaping from Houdini (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3)
8 " Ah. I understand now. " Mephistophele's lips twitched. "You're a lunatic.""I prefer 'unpredictable.' It's got a nicer ring to it. "
9 " An idea sparked like flint striking stone. "If you were guilty and wanted to hide, where might you go first?""Depends on what I'm guilty of. Dirty thoughts or wanton follies, I'd send myself straight to your quarters to be punished. "
10 " Normal is overrated.” Cassie nudged me toward the bar. “Extraordinary is unforgettable. "
11 " Sometimes you need to stand out in order to blend in." "That makes absolutely no sense. "
12 " I refuse to stand on a table and wait for a miracle --- or, more likely, imminent death, Cresswell. Either help me remove my skirts, or stand back. ""We're about to die and this is your shameless request?""We most certainly are not going to perish here, Thomas. "
13 " Men are keen on blaming women for the rise in sin. It's been something plaguing humanity since the Bible first accused Eve of tempting Adam. As if he had no mind to taste that forbidden fruit before she offered it to him. Everyone seems to forget God told Adam the fruit was forbidden. He created Eve later.”“Honestly?” I snorted. “I didn’t realize you were so well versed in religion.”Thomas placed my hand in the crook of his arm, steering us toward my uncle, who’d just exited the station. “I enjoy causing discord when forced to attend parties. You ought to hear the arguments that break out from uttering something so supposedly blasphemous. The one question no one can answer is always, if Adam had been warned, why didn’t he pass the message along to his wife? Seems he was more to blame than she was. Yet Eve is always the villain, the wicked temptress who cursed us all. "
― Kerri Maniscalco , Capturing the Devil (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #4)
14 " One day you'll call me Death. For now, Wrath will do. "
― Kerri Maniscalco , Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
15 " 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? "
16 " Please,’” Mephistopheles added. When Harry raised a dark brow, the ringmaster elaborated. “If you bid your assistant to do something, have the courtesy of using manners. And have a care about using ‘ain’t’—it’s atrocious and distracts from your skill.”“I ain’t worried about it,” he said. “You shouldn’t be, neither. Who else can do the stunts I pull off?” He exaggeratedly glanced around. “No one, that’s who.”“You might yank rainbow-colored unicorns from purple clouds and I’d be distracted by your horrible grammar.” Mephistopheles smiled. “If not for me, do it for the poor unicorns. Magical creatures deserve proper speech. "
17 " I wondered how I could appear so whole and serene on the outside when inside I was thrashing with turbulence. "
18 " It was a nice story, but most fairy tales had a dark side to them, especially when it came to a princess’s fate. “A footman or maid?”“I—I don’t believe anyone else is missing,” Lady Crenshaw said. “But Elizabeth wouldn’t… she’s such a good girl. She probably didn’t wish to ruin our trip. It’s not as if she’s a lower-class trollop.”I chomped down on my immediate response, face burning. If she were a he, I doubted they’d call her such names. And her station had nothing to do with the matter whatsoever. Plenty of less fortunate families had more class than Lady Crenshaw had just showed. "
19 " You have suffered a tragedy most could neither imagine, nor endure. Yet here you stand, breathing, living. Which is the most difficult thing to do. People often admire physical strength, but I believe it’s the simple things one does after a tragedy that defines them. There is no greater show of power than continuing to live when you’d like nothing more than to lie down and let the world fade. "
― Kerri Maniscalco
20 " Must you keep up that wretched beat, Thomas?" I asked. "It's driving me as mad as one of Poe's unfortunate characters. Plus, poor Mrs. Harvey must be dreaming awful things. ""Poe? Will you carve my heart out and place it beneath your bed, then, Wadsworth? I must admit, it's not an ideal way of ending up in your sleeping quarters. "
