I was the vampire Lestat again. I was back in action. New Orleans was once again my hunting ground.

Anger is too pathetic. Anger is as weak as fear.

Goodnight sweet prince, may flights of devils wing you to your rest.

I was particularly stunned by the casting of Cruise, who is no more my Vampire Lestat than Edward G. Robinson is Rhett Butler.

And 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.

I was the vampire Lestat again. I was back in action. New Orleans was once again my hunting ground.

Time can tick when there is no clock.