I can't get very far away from Christianity, I can't get very far away from the angels and the saints. I work them in always, in some way.

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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...

To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.

To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.

I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no...

I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no...

And I knew my vision of the garden of savage beauty had been a true...

And I knew my vision of the garden of savage beauty had been a true...

I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in...

I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in...

What I did was take the Jesus of the Gospels, the Son of God, the...

What I did was take the Jesus of the Gospels, the Son of God, the...

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 can't keep up with Stephen King's output.

I can't keep up with Stephen King's output.

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....

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

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

I don't believe in anything and that makes me stronger than you think

I don't believe in anything and that makes me stronger than you think

The vampires have always been metaphors for me. They've always been vehicles through which I...

The vampires have always been metaphors for me. They've always been vehicles through which I...

To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate...

To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate...

I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I...

I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I...

Evil is just a point of view

Evil is just a point of view

We're frightened of what makes us different.

We're frightened of what makes us different.

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...

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'm fascinated by almost any mythology that I can get my hands on.

I'm fascinated by almost any mythology that I can get my hands on.