#annerice

Lestat and Louie feel sorry for vampires that sparkle in the sun. They would never hurt immortals who choose to spend eternity going to high school over and over again in a small town —— anymore than they would hurt the physically disabled or the mentally challenged. My vampires possess gravitas. They can afford to be merciful.

Oh well, I liked her books while they lasted: "I promised," she says, "that from now on I would write only for the Lord."

"But to my country I want to say this: During this crisis you failed us."