I love New Orleans physically. I love the trees and the balmy air and the beautiful days. I have a beautiful house here.

To learn and to love, that is what we are here for, any activity which is not grounded in one of these two is a waste of time.

I'm fascinated by almost any mythology that I can get my hands on...

My last sunrise. That morning, I was not yet a vampire. And I saw my last sunrise. I remember it completely; yet I do not think I remember any other sunrise before it.

Motivated employees are crucial to a company's success.

I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in mythology inspire me, though I may not be conscious of it.

I don't believe in hell. The idea that a supreme being would make hell is ridiculous. An eternity of pain that results in no learning, reformation or rebirth is a nauseating idea. It's one of the reasons I left Christianity. I simply could not accept that version of God.