I claim Dickens as a mentor. He's my teacher. He's one of my driving forces. |
The most difficult novel I have had to write in terms of just getting it done was The Vampire Lestat. It took a year to write. |
I'm fascinated by almost any mythology that I can get my hands on. |
I read The Old Curiosity Shop before I began Blackwood Farm. I was amazed at the utter madness in that book. |
I broke with my religion in college. |
Obviously, a writer can't know everything about what she writes. It's impossible. |
Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on since the Evangelists in one form or another. |
The vampires have always been metaphors for me. They've always been vehicles through which I can express things I have felt very, very deeply. |
I'm always looking, and I'm always asking questions. |
When you make his sandwiches, put a sexy or loving note in his lunch box. |
I do want to go another way - to write something completely different. |
Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty. |
I'm going to keep on dealing with the supernatural in a lot of ways. |
Obsession led me to write. It's been that way with every book I've ever written. I become completely consumed by a theme, by characters, by a desire to meet a challenge. |
Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless. |
I can't keep up with Stephen King's output. |
We need to stop fighting Christian against Christian. I have no time for anything but trying to love other people. That is a full-time job. |
I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in mythology inspire me, though I may not be conscious of it. |
Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real groups. |
Stephen King in many respects is a wonderful writer. He has made a contribution. People in the future will be able to pick up Stephen King's books and learn a lot about who we were by reading those books. |