Memnoch the Devil (The Vampire Chronicles, #5)

by Anne Rice

I mean, next to a vampire, what in the world is as dangerous to a lone woman as a young human male?

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.