I am certain a great many believers and bible readers do believe in social justice.

One tiny flame could make so many other flames; one tiny flame could set afire a whole world.

We need to stop fighting Christian against Christian. I have no time for anything but trying to love other people. That is a full-time job.

Pride is the parent of destruction; pride eats the mind and the heart and the soul alive.

But don't you see, all human decisions are made like this. Do you think the mother knows what will happen to the child in her womb? Dear God, we are lost, I tell you. What does it matter if you give it to me and it's wrong! There is no wrong! There is only desperation, and I would have it! I want to live forever with you.

If I haven't put that on a T-shirt, I'm going to. Actually, I really don't want to write anything that can't be put on a T-shirt. Actually I'd like to write only on T-shirts. Actually, I'd like to write whole novels on T-shirts. So you guys could say, 'I'm wearing chapter 8 of Lestat's new book, that's my favorite; oh I see you're wearing chapter 6-

I claim Dickens as a mentor. He's my teacher. He's one of my driving forces.