Anne Rice
Anne Rice
Anne Riceis an American author of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotica. She is perhaps best known for her popular and influential series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles, revolving around the central character of Lestat. Books from The Vampire Chronicles were the subject of two film adaptations, Interview with the Vampire in 1994, and Queen of the Damned in 2002...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 October 1941
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
None of us really changes over time. We only become more fully what we are.
That was my nature - going from temptation after temptation, not to sin, but to be redeemed.
Making a film, I've learned, can be an exhausting process, due to the need for backing, distribution, etc.
I can’t help being a gorgeous fiend. It’s just the card I drew.
DO I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE BASICALLY GOOD? Yes, I do believe that, and I trust Buddhists and Hindus and Moslems to seek the good and to want to live in peace.
Just remember... life without me would be even more unbearable.
Paris was a universe whole and entire unto herself, hollowed and fashioned by history; so she seemed in this age of Napoleon III with her towering buildings, her massive cathedrals, her grand boulevards and ancient winding medieval streets - as vast and indestructible as nature itself.
Time can tick when there is no clock.
I never changed after that. I sought for nothing in the one great source of change which is humanity. And even in my love and absorption with the beauty of the world, I sought to learn nothing that could be given back to humanity. I drank of the beauty of the world as a vampire drinks. I was satisfied. I was filled to the brim. But I was dead. And I was changeless.
The old gods will bring about vengeance not so much because they exist but because I once honored them.
Vampires pretending to be humans pretending to be vampires ... How avant-garde!
Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.
I find at moments I'm as fragile as glass.
No matter how rudely someone treats you, remain kind. Walking away at peace with yourself is worth it.