I'm a creature of the night for God's sake And she wants me home by eleven?

Kid, not everything in life can be summed up neatly in a paragraph. No book has all of the answers. Not even the really good ones. You have to find the answers yourself sometimes.

this is the best year ever because i am reading the chronicles of vladimir tod

Growing older is mandatory, but growing up is optional.

She raised a sharp eyebrow at him. "Vlad, no offense, but look at you. If you're not a vampire, you're clearly the most anemic goth I've ever seen."... "We believed you. Because that's what friends do." pg267 October to Vlad

People fear what they can't understand and harm what they fear.

The world is full of monsters with friendly faces.