"I went deeper and deeper in with Lestat’s remains, though why, I did not know. And finally, when I could barely see the pale space of the road and the sky which was coming dangerously close to dawn, I let his body slip down out of my arms into the water. I stood there shaken, looking at the amorphous form of the white sheet beneath the slimy surface. The numbness which had protected me since the carriage left the Rue Royale threatened to lift and leave me flayed suddenly, staring, thinking: This is Lestat. This is all of transformation and mystery, dead, gone into eternal darkness. I felt a pull suddenly, as if some force were urging me to go down with him, to descend into the dark water and never come back. It was so distinct and so strong that it made the articulation of voices seem only a murmur by comparison. It spoke without language, saying, `You know what you must do. Come down into the darkness. Let it all go away.‘"

—Louis about Lestat’s “death”, Interview With The Vampire (Anne Rice)

"Rules, rules, rules. They always wind up talking about rules. And I love to break the rules the way mortals like to smash their crystal glasses after a toast against the bricks of the fireplace."

—Lestat de Lioncourt - The Tale Of The Body Thief

"One tiny flame could make so many other flames; one tiny flame could set afire a whole world."

—Lestat de Lioncourt - The Tale of the Body Thief (Anne Rice)

"Maybe that’s what Hell is. You go mad. And all your demons come and get you just as fast as you can think them up."

—Memnoch The Devil (Anne Rice)

"We sat there in silence for many long moments, and then he spoke.
- You burnt my little house, didn’t you? - he asked in a small, vibrant voice.
- Can you blame me? - I asked with a smile, eyes still on the altar. - Besides, I was a human when I did that. It was human weakness. Want to come and live with me?"

—Lestat, in The Tale Of The Body Thief