Paint speckled her skin like a colourful constellation of…

“Hearts were beautifully fierce yet fragile things.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

“My notebook was filled with images of things a lady had no business being fascinated by, yet I couldn't control my curiosity.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

“Society at large is staggeringly obtuse. If one simply looks to others for their opinions, they lose the ability to think critically for themselves.…

— Kerri Maniscalco

“For there are no limits to the stars; their numbers are infinite. Which is precisely why I measure my love for you by them.…

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

“There’s something powerful in that kind of love, something that deserves to be kindled and tended to, even when its embers are flickering dangerously…

— Kerri Maniscalco

“Passion and annoyance were fire, and fire was alive and crackling with power.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

“Touch her'- his voice was laced with malice, even as it faded to a mere whisper- 'and I'll annihilate you all.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

“It’d be even better if murderers, psychopaths, and villains simply held a sign up for inquiring minds to spot easily.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

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

— Kerri Maniscalco

“Pretending a monster wasn't there didn't make it go away. It only made one vulnerable to its attack.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

“What must it be like, knowing you raised the devil? It probably felt the same as knowing you sat by a monster day in…

— Kerri Maniscalco

“Diamonds were everything I hoped to be; beautiful, yet containing unimaginable strength.”

— Kerri Maniscalco

“He’ll take one look at us and run in the other direction. Lest the lame-legged boy chase him with his walking stick.” “It is…

— Kerri Maniscalco

“I refuse to believe you've misinterpreted my affections. I am wholly in love with you. And it is permanent.”

— Kerri Maniscalco