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

Quote by Anne Rice

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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 broke with my religion in college.

I broke with my religion in college.

The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent...

The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent...

People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil....

People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil....

I know nothing of God or the Devil. I have never seen a vision nor...

I know nothing of God or the Devil. I have never seen a vision nor...

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.

In spite of all the refinements of society that conspired to make art the dizzying...

In spite of all the refinements of society that conspired to make art the dizzying...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

When you make his sandwiches, put a sexy or loving note in his lunch box.

When you make his sandwiches, put a sexy or loving note in his lunch box.

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.

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

I want to love all the children of God - Christian, Jew, Moslem, Hindu, Buddhist...

I want to love all the children of God - Christian, Jew, Moslem, Hindu, Buddhist...

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...

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?...

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

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...

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...