Brianna

“They invented Satan, didn’t they? Satanic is merely the name they give to the behavior of those who would disrupt the orderly way in which men want to live.”
― Anne Rice, The Vampire Chronicles Collection: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned

“He showed no concern at my facing him, and as soon as our eyes met I wished the world were not one black empty ruin of ashes and death. I wished it were fresh and beautiful, and that we were both living and had love to give each other.”
― Anne Rice, The Vampire Chronicles Collection: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned

“I glanced back at the dead man on his side, his shoulder sagging. On the windowsill beyond and above him stood a blue glass bottle and in it was an orange flower. Isn’t that the damnedest thing?”
― Anne Rice, The Vampire Armand

“I never laughed at you," he said. "I cannot afford to laugh at you. It is through you that I can save myself from the despair which I've described to you as our death. It is through you that I must make my link with this nineteenth century and come to understand it in a way that will revitalize me, which I so desperately need. It is for you that I've been waiting at the Théâtre des Vampires. If I knew of a mortal of that sensitivity, that pain, that focus, I would make him a vampire in an instant. But such can rarely be done. No, I've had to wait and watch for you. And now I'll fight for you. Do you see how ruthless I am in love? Is that what you meant by love?”
― Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire