Because," she said, "that is what men would call it. They invented Satan, didn't they? Satanic is merely the name they give to the behavior of those who would disrupt the orderly way in which men want to live.

Memory was a curse, yes, he thought, but it was also the greatest gift. Because if you lost memory you lost everything.

Motivated employees are crucial to a company's success.

The world doesn't need any more mediocrity or hedged bets.

Let the flesh instruct the mind.

Life is a tragedy, one way or another. What is certain is that you die.

The most difficult novel I have had to write in terms of just getting it done was The Vampire Lestat. It took a year to write.