Liza Quotes

“Most stories are too good to be true. That's what makes them enchanting.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Escaping from Houdini

“While my cousin had the voice of a nightingale, Thomas’s singing was atrocious. A cat in heat held a note in a more pleasant manner than he did. At least it proved he wasn’t limitlessly skilled, which pleased me to no end.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Capturing the Devil

“I sat on the bed beside my cousin, fiddling with the folds of my skirts. “About that… what in the name of the queen possessed you to run off with a man you scarcely know? I hope he didn’t spin you a story too good to be believable.”

“Most stories are too good to be true. That’s what makes them enchanting.”

“And dangerous,” I muttered.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Escaping from Houdini

“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.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Escaping from Houdini

“You're in love with him. And he's most certainly in love with you. You're just both being obtuse.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Stalking Jack the Ripper

“Perhaps it’ll give me an idea for the perfect main course. What do you think of roasted goat?”

“After witnessing its beheading or before?” she asked, looking like she was moments away from vomiting. “You do know that’s what cookbooks are for, correct? Inspiration without the labor. Or carnage. I swear you miss being surrounded by death.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Capturing the Devil

“She [Liza] most of all would disagree, and so I would not say it to her and let loose the thunder of her disagreement. She wins all arguments by the use of vehemence and the conviction that a difference of opinion is a personal affront. She's a fine woman, but you have to learn to feel your way with her.”
― John Steinbeck