In spite of all the refinements of society that conspired to make art the dizzying perfection of the string quartet or the sprawling grandeur of Fragonards canvases beauty was savage. It was as dangerous and lawless as the earth had…

Quote by Anne Rice

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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.

My own funeral, I'd like to be laid out in a coffin in my own...

My own funeral, I'd like to be laid out in a coffin in my own...

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

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

I thought The Shining was just absolutely wonderful. Stephen King reaches all kinds of people....

I thought The Shining was just absolutely wonderful. Stephen King reaches all kinds of people....

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.

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...

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.

I can't get very far away from Christianity, I can't get very far away from...

I can't get very far away from Christianity, I can't get very far away from...

I'm always looking, and I'm always asking questions.

I'm always looking, and I'm always asking questions.

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...

The world doesn't need any more mediocrity or hedged bets.

The world doesn't need any more mediocrity or hedged bets.

Life has no meaning any more does it? The wine has no taste, the food...

Life has no meaning any more does it? The wine has no taste, the food...

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.

I gave up on the big screen. The Witching Hour was at Warner Bros. for...

I gave up on the big screen. The Witching Hour was at Warner Bros. for...

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...

We're frightened of what makes us different.

We're frightened of what makes us different.

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 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...

You can look at the New York Times Bestseller List and you can be pretty...

You can look at the New York Times Bestseller List and you can be pretty...