The most difficult novel I have had to write in terms of just getting it done was The Vampire Lestat. It took a year to write.

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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...

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

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

Evil is just a point of view

Evil is just a point of view

That process by which you become a writer is a pretty lonely one. We don't...

That process by which you become a writer is a pretty lonely one. We don't...

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'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...

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

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...

You reach deep down and bring up what feels absolutely authentic to you as you...

You reach deep down and bring up what feels absolutely authentic to you as you...

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 only pain in pleasure is the pleasure of the pain.

The only pain in pleasure is the pleasure of the pain.

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...

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'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.

I read The Old Curiosity Shop before I began Blackwood Farm. I was amazed at...

I read The Old Curiosity Shop before I began Blackwood Farm. I was amazed at...

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...

We need to stop fighting Christian against Christian. I have no time for anything but...

We need to stop fighting Christian against Christian. I have no time for anything but...