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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. Anne Rice
Year Difficult Took Vampire Write Had Most Terms Done Getting Just Novel
Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on since the Evangelists in one form or another. Anne Rice
Christian Has-Been Vocation Since Another Been Essence Going Form Story Evangelist
Obviously, a writer can't know everything about what she writes. It's impossible. Anne Rice
Impossible Everything About Writer Writes Know Obviously She
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. Anne Rice
Me Book Challenge Become Every Meet Way Characters Write Consumed Written Obsession Been Led Theme Ever Desire
It is tragic that many in America think of us - Christians - as being people who hate others. Anne Rice
Hate People Think Others Tragic America Being Us Who Many Christians
I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no doubt about that. Anne Rice
Doubt Definitely No Doubt About More Writers Am Than American Influenced European American Writers
I wish we had more visible Christian and Catholic leaders who talked about love. Anne Rice
Love Wish Christian Visible About More Had Leaders Talked Catholic Who
I thought The Shining was just absolutely wonderful. Stephen King reaches all kinds of people. In the beginning he was just dismissed out of hand, which was terrible. Anne Rice
People Wonderful Thought King Beginning Out Kinds Absolutely He Stephen King Terrible Shining Hand Just In The Beginning Which Dismissed
I read The Old Curiosity Shop before I began Blackwood Farm. I was amazed at the utter madness in that book. Anne Rice
Book Madness Old Before Farm Read Amazed Began Curiosity Shop Utter
I gave up on the big screen. The Witching Hour was at Warner Bros. for 10 years and it just didn't work out. Anne Rice
Work Big Gave Out Bros Hour Years Up Big Screen Just Screen Work Out Warner Warner Bros
I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt that I wasn't a member of any particular group. Anne Rice
Will Group Member Outsider Feel Particular Like Felt Always Any
I do want to go another way - to write something completely different. Anne Rice
Way Something Write Another Another Way Go Different Want
I do not read the ancient languages, but I am beginning to study Greek. Anne Rice
Beginning Ancient Study Read Am Greek Languages
I claim Dickens as a mentor. He's my teacher. He's one of my driving forces. Anne Rice
Teacher Claim Mentor Driving He Forces Dickens
I can't get very far away from Christianity, I can't get very far away from the angels and the saints. I work them in always, in some way. Anne Rice
Work Christianity Way Some Angels Always Saints Very Get Them Far Far Away Away
First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest power and chance of artistic success. Anne Rice
Success Book Power Way Write Know Greatest First-Person How Artistic Chance
Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him but I think right now he's not spoken of enough. Anne Rice
Time Think Enough Everyone Admired Writer He Spoken Him Underrated His Dickens Very Moment Now Right
The only pain in pleasure is the pleasure of the pain. Anne Rice
Pain Pleasure Only
I don't know if I would do sequels. I almost feel like when I'm done with them, they're going to have to find their own way. Anne Rivers Siddons
Own Way Would Find Almost Feel Like Know Done Going Them Sequels
Somebody said writing is easy, you just sit down at your typewriter and open a vein. It depends on the book. Some, I have to do quite a lot of research, which I like. Others are much closer to me. Anne Rivers Siddons
Me You Book Writing Somebody Sit Research Down Others Typewriter Easy Some Open Vein Like Said Lot Closer Quite Quite A Lot Just Depends Which Much Your
It's unimaginable to me that I wouldn't write, but it's very imaginable that I won't write for a little while. Anne Rivers Siddons
Me Write Very While Little Unimaginable Little While Imaginable
The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show differences in character, surely an unhappy marriage must be the richest. Anne Tyler
Character Marriage Opportunities Reflection Unhappy Differences Out Must Surely Amateur Grew Richest Show
The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into my writing room and pick up my pen every weekday morning. Anne Tyler
Morning Writing Walk Try Every Rule Pen Pick Up Room
I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in the novel. I think this is what lifts a book from that early calculated, artificial stage. Anne Tyler
Family Character History Book Will Long Stage Think Background Details More Write Lifts Calculated Than Family Background Artificial Notes Much Appear Appearance Novel Ever Early
I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, 'Wait, are they going to let me just walk off with him? I don't know beans about babies! I don't have a license to do this.' We're just amateurs. Anne Tyler
Me Remember Wait Walk Thinking Babies License About Beans Hospital Know Him Amateur Leaving Off Going Just
My stories are never quite good enough. Anne Tyler
Good Enough Never Quite Stories
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