Servant of the Bones Quotes

“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

“The greatest create of power you have on earth, whether you are an angel, a spirit, a man or woman or child is to help others.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“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. Everything else is fun and games. If an activity is not grounded in "to love" or "to learn," it does not have value. - Zurvan”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“What makes you think anyone has a destiny? We do what we do and we die.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“The greatest creative power you have on earth... is to help others. To ease pain and give joy are your finest powers. Kindness is a human miracle.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“First and foremost, there is one God, and his name does not matter. Yahweh, Ahuramazda, Zeus, Aten, it does not matter at all.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“The belief in a special destiny is one of the most rampant and harmful delusions on earth.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“Enjoy your life, fill your belly with wine and food, and accept death. The Gods kept immortality for themselves, death is the lot of man.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“I laid hands on the Caanite tablet, though it filled me with revulsion and hate. Indeed, I rocked with hate. I was so full of hate that for a moment I couldn’t move.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“I could smell incense, and a feeling of ineffable happiness came over me. I knew I was sick. I had a pain in my chest and my throat, but these things were of no importance at all. I merely felt happy.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“This isn’t an age of indifference, though it may seem so.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“Without raising my voice, I dissolved my form once more, raging at the souls as they surrounded me and plunged again into the velvet blackness, only this time I could smell the roses, and with the roses there came a memory, a memory of a procession, and people cheering and crying and waving, and a handsome man singing with a beautiful voice, and petals being tossed so high they showered down on us, on our shoulders…but the memory faded.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“I caught the sudden scent of roses. I looked down and saw the floor was littered with petals.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“The tender flame of my thoughts is fed by the people of Babylon who believe in me and pray to me. Even in captivity, the devotion of my captors sustained me. I can’t go with you. I don’t even know how.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“He came forward to kiss me. The kiss was on the lips in the Persian style of kings and equals.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“The priests were painting me in blood and honey.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“Smile, open your eyes and close them, that’s right, my beautiful boy.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones

“Anger is a confusing force, and hatred is blinding. So. You cripple yourself with this, you see, and that is why I would like to discipline it out of you, but that can’t be done.”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones: A Novel

“As long as you hate, and you roast in a hell of anger, there will be a limit to what you can do. You will be at the mercy of other spirits now and then and magicians. Anger”
― Anne Rice, Servant of the Bones: A Novel