Don't be a pawn in somebody's game. Find the attitude which gives you the maximum strength and the maximum dignity, no matter what else is going on

Dear God, help me. Do not forget me on this tiny cinder lost in a galaxy that is lost–a heart no bigger than a speck of dust beating, beating against death, against meaninglessness, against guilt, against sorrow.

Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on since the Evangelists in one form or another.

You look good to me, you damnable little devil, good to embrace and good to love.

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.

Our language needs endless synonyms for beautiful; the eyes could see what the tongue cannot possibly describe.

….it was a brave man’s fear. I knew what he meant. What must a brave general feel when he knows the battle has gone against him and nothing remains but death?