Anne Rice Quotes

1941–2021 United States

Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien, 4 October 1941 – 11 December 2021) was an American novelist, known as the author of The Vampire Chronicles.

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Also known as: Rice, Anne, Howard Allen Frances O'Brien

Random Anne Rice quote

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But death we are, and death have always been.

As for oblivion, well, we can wait a little while for that.

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.

The Vampire Lestat (1985)

The worst takes its time to come, and then to pass.

Pandora (1998)

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.

You do have a story inside you; it lies articulate and waiting to be written — behind your silence and your suffering.

Pandora (1998)

Doesn't matter now, devils who paint angels.

The Vampire Lestat (1985)

But reason was only a created thing, imposed with faith upon the world, and the stars promise nothing to no one.

Pandora (1998)

"And when a strong man is sweet, even Goddesses look down from Mount Olympus."

The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned (1989)

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

The Vampire Lestat (1985)

Roman influence seeds itself, sprouting mighty oaks right through the modern forest of computers, digital disks, microviruses and space satellites.

Pandora (1998)

To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate the question and the questioner.

The Vampire Lestat (1985)

The young know how truly difficult and dreadful youth can be. Their youth is wasted on everyone else, that's the horror. The young have no authority, no respect.

The Tale of the Body Thief (1992)

Maybe that's what Hell is. You go mad. And all your demons come and get you just as fast as you can think them up.

Memnoch The Devil (1995)

"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 dangerous enemy indeed."

The Witching Hour (1990)

The Vampire Lestat here. I have a story to tell you. It's about something that happened to me.

The Tale of the Body Thief (1992)

Vampires pretending to be humans pretending to be vampires ... How avant-garde!

Interview With The Vampire (1976)

Your quest is for darkness only. This sea is not your sea. The myths of men are not your myths. Men’s treasures are not yours.

Interview With The Vampire (1976)

People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil. I don't know why. No, I do indeed know why. Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.

Interview With The Vampire (1976)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Anne Rice (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.