My whole life had been an uninterrupted act of loving him.

Yet, ironically, it is her very wretchedness that makes me pity her so. I don't know what's wrong with me. I don't know what to do!

I am a vampire. Blood does not bother me.

Before I begin, may I ask how old you are?" "You may ask." "How old are you?" "It's none of your business

Some loves have to be given up, others have to be forgotten. Strange as it may sound, if you think of me as a monster, but I can love most passionately. I do not think of myself as evil.

As to blood—ah, blood, the whole subject fascinates me. I do like that as well, warm and dripping, when I am thirsty. And I am often thirsty.

What you wish for, what you most hope for - that is your greatest illusion.