I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no doubt about that.

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.

Life of any real value or substance is not formed during good times merely enjoyed.

Let us fill our mind with kindness, heart with love, and life with joy.

The only way he could truly stick out in New Orleans was if he were walking down the street on fire.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

The flower's are gone when the Fruits appear to ripen.

I doubt if there is any single individual within the scientific community who could cope with the full range of [creationist] arguments without the help of an army of consultants in special fields.

I had a joint once and I didn't feel right for a whole year

A man doesn't need to be flawless to be a perfect father, but the commitment to his family is a precious responsibility.

If you pray about it don't worry about it. If you're going to worry about it don't pray about it.

So I'm not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess. I never wanted to be.