You see,' [Armand] said, 'killing other vampires is very exciting; that is why it is forbidden under penalty of death.
Anne RiceEvil is a point of view ... God kills, and so shall we; indiscriminately ... for no creatures under God are as we are, none so like Him as ourselves. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we. For no creatures under God are as we are none so like him as ourselves.
Anne RiceShould we put out the light? And then put out the light. But once put out thy light, I cannot give it vital breath again. It needs must wither.
Anne RiceAnd then there came the pounding of another drum, as if another giant were coming yards behind him, and each giant, intent on his own drum, gave no notice to the rhythm of the other. The sound grew louder and louder until it seemed to fill not just my hearing but all my senses, to be throbbing in my lips and fingers, in the flesh of my temples, in my veins.
Anne Rice