Occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile."..' Opportunity is fleeting, experiment dangerous, and judgement difficult.

Sir. My lord. Master Roydon." The young man blurted out most available titles except for "Your Majesty" and "Prince of Darkness." These were implied nonetheless.

I want a simple, ordinary life . . . like humans enjoy.

Desire urges me on as fear bridles me" Bruno.

These days vampires gravitated toward particle accelerators, projects to decode the genome, and molecular biology. Once they had flocked to alchemy, anatomy, and electricity. If it went bang, involved blood, or promised to unlock the secrets of the universe, there was sure to be a vampire around.

The plain truth is that the period I study is the 16th century, and they were absolutely obsessed with witches and spiritual beings.

English vampires may not be as well behaved around witches as the American ones are.