"Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult."
— Anne Rice (Interview With the Vampire)

"In the very depths of Hell, do not demons love one another?"
— Anne Rice

"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."
— Anne Rice ( Servant of the Bones )

"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. "
— George Orwell

"Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it."
— Mark Twain

"Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes. "
— George Carlin