Amazing what the British do with language; the nuances of politeness. The world's great diplomats, surely.

Come on, say it again. I'm a perfect devil. Tell me how bad I am. It makes me feel so good!

Don't be a fool for the Devil, darling.

Claudia... you've been a very very naughty little girl.

Oh Lestat, you deserved everything that's ever happened to you. You better not die. You might actually go to hell.

I am the Vampire Lestat. I'm immortal more or less. The light of the sun, the sustained heat of an intense fire-these things might destroy me. But then again, they might not.

Nothing in all the world is so nonsensical and contradictory, save mortals, that is, who live in the grip of the superstitions of the past.

One moment the world is as it is. The next, it is something entirely different. Something it has never been before.

-You are on the verge of being truly mad. -No, not at all. Look at me. I can tie my shoelaces. See?

None of us really changes over time. We only become more fully what we are.

Give me a man or woman who has read a thousand books and you give me an interesting companion. Give me a man or woman who has read perhaps three and you give me a very dangerous enemy indeed.

Those who understand history are condemned to watch other idiots repeat it.

The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.

The Republican Party, as much as it pains me to say this, should be ashamed of themselves.

To turn events into ideas is the function of literature.

There's no shortage of material in life.

No one should have extra influence on an organisation. We should always regard ourselves as equals in the organisation, and we should be concerned about each other's problems.

I'm not going to coach again. I've done my coaching, and I think I can put that aside.

Remember that a share of stock represents a part of a business and is not just a piece of paper.

Life is a vacation from two eternities.