Anne Rice Quotes

A collection of quotes by Anne Rice.

Anne Rice is a renowned American gothic fiction author, who was born on October 4, 1941, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is best known for her popular supernatural novels, particularly the Vampire Chronicles series. Rice began her writing career in the 1970s and gained significant recognition with the publication of her novel "Interview with the Vampire" in 1976. This critically acclaimed work launched her to literary stardom, as the tale of the charismatic vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac captivated readers worldwide.

Rice continued to expand the Vampire Chronicles series, creating an intricate world inhabited by immortal beings in novels like "The Vampire Lestat" and "The Queen of the Damned." Her captivating storytelling and dark, atmospheric settings became trademarks of her writing style. In addition to her vampire novels, Rice also explored witches, mummies, and various other supernatural themes in her works.

With her unique blend of horror, mystery, and romance, Rice became a pillar of contemporary Gothic fiction. Her lush and evocative prose, combined with complex characters and introspective themes, attracted a dedicated fan base. The impact of her work on popular culture is undeniable, as her novels have been adapted into successful films, including the 1994 film adaptation of "Interview with the Vampire" starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.

After a brief hiatus from the vampire genre, Rice returned to the Vampire Chronicles series with the publication of "Prince Lestat" in 2014, much to the delight of her loyal readers. Throughout her career, Rice consistently pushed boundaries within the genre, making her one of the most influential and enduring figures in modern horror literature.

Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because w

Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real groups.

I was seven years old. What do you know when you're seven ye

I was seven years old. What do you know when you're seven years old? All my life, or so I thought, we'd been in the city of Alexandria, in the Street of the Carpenters, with the other Galileans, and sooner or later we were going home.

I love New Orleans physically. I love the trees and the balm

I love New Orleans physically. I love the trees and the balmy air and the beautiful days. I have a beautiful house here.

Oh my precocious one, she said. You never fail to charm me.

Oh my precocious one, she said. You never fail to charm me. Bisexual is it, how Byronic and charming. Doesn't that double's one's chances for love? I'm so delighted.

And I knew my vision of the garden of savage beauty had been

And I knew my vision of the garden of savage beauty had been a true vision. There was meaning in the world, yes, and laws, and inevitability, but they had only to do with the aesthetic and in this Savage Garden, these innocent ones belonged in the vampire's arms. A thousand other things can be said about the world, but only aesthetic principles can be verified, and these things alone remain the same.

Beauty Aesthetics

So why must it wound him that the most despairing music is f

So why must it wound him that the most despairing music is full of beauty? Why must it hurt him and make him cynical and sad and untrusting?

Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal

Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds.

The truth is most women are weak, be they mortal or immortal

The truth is most women are weak, be they mortal or immortal. But when they are strong, they are absolutely unpredictable.

Do you know what I think about crying? I think some people h

Do you know what I think about crying? I think some people have to learn to do it. But once you learn, once you know how to really cry, there's nothing quite like it. I feel sorry for those who don't know the trick. It's like whistling or singing.

Funny Philosophy Inspirational Humour Writing

We have such a terrible, terrible misconception of science.

We have such a terrible, terrible misconception of science. We think it involves the definite, the precise, the known; it is a horrid series of gates to an unknown as vast of the universe; which means endless.

Laura remarked that science was dependent upon poetry, that

Laura remarked that science was dependent upon poetry, that all scientific description was metaphoric.

No matter how long we exist, we have our memories. Points in

No matter how long we exist, we have our memories. Points in time which time itself cannot erase. Suffering may distort my backward glances, but even to suffering, some memories will yield nothing of their beauty or their splendor. Rather they remain as hard as gems.

Time Beauty Thetimes

Truth is a risky proposition. It's the nature of mediocre hu

Truth is a risky proposition. It's the nature of mediocre human beings to believe that lies are necessary, that they serve a purpose, that truth is subversive, that candor is dangerous, that the very scaffold of communal life is supported by lies.

Who has a right to tell me I have no gift, no talent, no pas

Who has a right to tell me I have no gift, no talent, no passion ...' he murmured. 'Why do people say those things to you when youre young? Doesn't seem fair, does it?''No, darling, it's not fair,'she said. 'But the mystery is why you listen.

Life Dreams Youth

In spite of all the refinements of society that conspired to

In spite of all the refinements of society that conspired to make art the dizzying perfection of the string quartet or the sprawling grandeur of Fragonards canvases beauty was savage. It was as dangerous and lawless as the earth had been eons before man had one single coherent thought in his head or wrote codes of conduct on tablets of clay. Beauty was a Savage Garden.

I want to love all the children of God - Christian, Jew, Mos

I want to love all the children of God - Christian, Jew, Moslem, Hindu, Buddhist - everyone. I want to love gay Christians and straight Christians.

There is one purpose to life and one only: to bear witness t

There is one purpose to life and one only: to bear witness to and understand as much as possible of the complexity of the world - its beauty, its mysteries, its riddles. The more you understand, the more you look, the greater is your enjoyment of life and your sense of peace. That's all there is to it. If an activity is not grounded in 'to love' or 'to learn,' it does not have value.

The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weepi

The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent riff and is effortlessly melodic. Weeping is often fought, choked, half strangled, or surrendered to with humiliation.

To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourse

To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.

Authors & Writing

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.