The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)

by Anne Rice

I hated the fact that only extreme pain in me could ever wring from her the slightest warmth or interest.

And when you make others—and you will, out of loneliness, make others—make and keep them as human as you can. Keep them close to you as members of a family,

“Whatever will happen will happen, but choose your companions with care. Choose them because you like to look at them and you like the sound of their voices, and they have profound secrets in them that you wish to know. In other words, choose them because you love them. Otherwise you will not be able to bear their company for very long.”