The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent riff and is effortlessly melodic. Weeping is often fought, choked, half strangled, or surrendered to with humiliation.

Quote by Anne Rice

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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...

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'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.

First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest...

First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest...

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

I broke with my religion in college.

I broke with my religion in college.

Merciful death, how you love your precious guilt.

Merciful death, how you love your precious guilt.

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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

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

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

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...

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'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.

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...

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...