It seems an insult to the night to speak of purpose and intent, when this common moment is so brimming full of blessed design tranquility. All things follow their course.

The vampires have always been metaphors for me. They've always been vehicles through which I can express things I have felt very, very deeply.

I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no doubt about that.

The truth is most women are weak, be they mortal or immortal. But when they are strong, they are absolutely unpredictable.

In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control. I refuse to be anti-Democrat. I refuse to be anti-secular humanism. I refuse to be anti-science. I refuse to be anti-life. In the name of Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Amen.

Amazing what the British do with language; the nuances of politeness. The world's great diplomats, surely.

Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on since the Evangelists in one form or another.