I had wanted to say that my song was far too painful to sing.

Quote by Anne Rice

Topics: Pain Quotes, Songs Quotes

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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.

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...

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 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...

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

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...

It is tragic that many in America think of us - Christians - as being...

It is tragic that many in America think of us - Christians - as being...

Maybe thats what hell is. You go mad, and all your demonds come and get...

Maybe thats what hell is. You go mad, and all your demonds come and get...

I broke with my religion in college.

I broke with my religion in college.

We have to become saints. We have to become like Christ. Anything less is simply...

We have to become saints. We have to become like Christ. Anything less is simply...

I'm going to keep on dealing with the supernatural in a lot of ways.

I'm going to keep on dealing with the supernatural in a lot of ways.

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...

The most difficult novel I have had to write in terms of just getting it...

The most difficult novel I have had to write in terms of just getting 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.