First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest power and chance of artistic success.

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Merciful death, how you love your precious guilt.

Merciful death, how you love your precious guilt.

I claim Dickens as a mentor. He's my teacher. He's one of my driving forces.

I claim Dickens as a mentor. He's my teacher. He's one of my driving forces.

I do not read the ancient languages, but I am beginning to study Greek.

I do not read the ancient languages, but I am beginning to study Greek.

Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real...

Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real...

I do want to go another way - to write something completely different.

I do want to go another way - to write something completely different.

Obsession led me to write. It's been that way with every book I've ever written....

Obsession led me to write. It's been that way with every book I've ever written....

Obviously, a writer can't know everything about what she writes. It's impossible.

Obviously, a writer can't know everything about what she writes. It's impossible.

I was obsessed with religious questions, the basics: Why are we here? Why is the...

I was obsessed with religious questions, the basics: Why are we here? Why is the...

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him...

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him...

I love New Orleans physically. I love the trees and the balmy air and the...

I love New Orleans physically. I love the trees and the balmy air and the...

I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to...

I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to...

Memnoch the Devil happen to be my favorite of all The Vampire Chronicles.

Memnoch the Devil happen to be my favorite of all The Vampire Chronicles.

Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on...

Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on...

I wish we had more visible Christian and Catholic leaders who talked about love.

I wish we had more visible Christian and Catholic leaders who talked about love.

There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it...

There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it...

So why must it wound him that the most despairing music is full of beauty?...

So why must it wound him that the most despairing music is full of beauty?...

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt...

I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt...

The whole theme of Interview with the Vampire was Louis's quest for meaning in a...

The whole theme of Interview with the Vampire was Louis's quest for meaning in a...

When I write something, every word of it is meant. I can't say it enough.

When I write something, every word of it is meant. I can't say it enough.