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

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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.

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...

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.

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.

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

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

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

Evil is just a point of view

Evil is just a point of view

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 feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt...

I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt...

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...

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 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...

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....

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...

My own funeral, I'd like to be laid out in a coffin in my own...

My own funeral, I'd like to be laid out in a coffin in my own...

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

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

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.

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...

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.