Im a devotee of Dracula, which was a pathfinder in horror and vampire fiction.

People are always the start for meanimals. When I can get into their heads, gods, supernatural beings,immortals, the deadthese are all people to me.

We need the expressive arts, the ancient scribes, the storytellers, the priests.

Condemned and executioner with aren't coupled in a primitive rite.

It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person; I'm not even really aware of writing for myself.

He sat by her, watching every gesture she made, as if he would paint her portrait afterward.

Im writing what comes into my head, or through me, or from somewhere else, and it is the most extraordinary, exciting thing. I love it, and Im very greedy, and I really enjoy it!