94 Quotes by Kerri Maniscalco

I don’t believe it,” I muttered. “How on earth did he manage to get the padlocks back onto the can?”Thomas opened his mouth, but Mrs. Harvey silenced him with a look. “Not a word out of you, dear. Or I swear I’ll finish my story about poor Mr. Harvey and his underthings.

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.

Dear Lord Wadsworth, esteemed Baron of Somerset,I write to you under great duress. I cannot seem to properly ask to formally court your daughter and ought to be put out of my misery at once. Please send a vicious brood of vampire bats to dispatch me at your earliest convenience. It would clearly be an improvement over this letter…Your daughter’s hopeful yet stupid suitor,Thomas

Much as I hate to break you two up…” Daciana coughed delicately from the doorway. “We have a visitor.” She eyed my new outfit and grinned. “You look phenomenal. Very intimidating and ‘Bringer of Death.’”Thomas groaned as I stepped out of his grasp, then shot his sister a withering glare Aunt Amelia would have been proud of. “Bringer of Death is what the villagers will label me if you continue to ruin all of our clandestine moments, Daci. Go entertain your visitor on your own.

If I end up being devoured by ravenous spiders, at least I’ll be memorable for something other than my good looks.

I had no idea you were also a chiropterologist,” I said blandly. “Is this how you impress all the young ladies?”He surveyed me with interest. “Well, I had no idea you knew the scientific term for bat study.

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?

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

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.