The vampires have always been metaphors for me. They've always been vehicles through which I can express things I have felt very, very deeply.

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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 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.

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?...

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...

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 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....

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...

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...

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him...

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him...

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.

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...

Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK....

Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK....

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

I broke with my religion in college.

I broke with my religion in college.