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

Quote by Anne Rice

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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...

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.

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...

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

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....

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 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...

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 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.

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...

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 broke with my religion in college.

I broke with my religion in college.

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.

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

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

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...

By the work one knows the workman.

By the work one knows the workman.

Things are beautiful if you love them.

Things are beautiful if you love them.

When you look closely people are so strange & so complicated that they're actually beautiful.

When you look closely people are so strange & so complicated that they're actually beautiful.