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.

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

A starving child is a frightful sight. A starving vampire, even worse.

Time can tick when there is no clock.

I think love can save the world. When we love, we completely recognize the value of the other.

I have lived lies. I have done it again and again. I live lies because I cannot endure the weakness of anger, and I cannot admit the irrationality of love.-Marius

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