The whole theme of Interview with the Vampire was Louis's quest for meaning in a godless world. He searched to find the oldest existing immortal simply to ask, What is the meaning of what we are?

The finest thing under the sun and moon is the human soul. I marvel at the small miracles of kindness that pass between humans, I marvel at the growth of conscience, at the persistence of reason in the face of all superstition or despair. I marvel at human endurance.

We need to stop fighting Christian against Christian. I have no time for anything but trying to love other people. That is a full-time job.

Every moment must be first known and then savored.

... what I fear in writing is the safe decision.

I congratulate myself on not having arrived into the world until the present time. This age suits my taste.

Then, are you master of us all? You didn't teach her that. Was she supposed to imbibe it from my quiet subservience?