3 Anne Rice Quotes on Authenticity

Anne Rice quotes on authenticity

6. Vampires pretending to be humans pretending to be vampires ... How avant-garde!

36. I got to the point where the vampire began describing his brother's death, and the whole thing just exploded! Suddenly, in the guise of Louis, a fantasy figure, I was able to touch the reality that was mine. It had something to do with growing up in New Orleans, this strange, decadent city full of antebellum houses. It had something to do with my old-guard Catholic background. It had something to do with the tragic loss of my daughter and with the death of my mother when I was fourteen. Through Louis' eyes, everything became accessible. But I didn't ask when I was writing what it meant; I only asked if it felt authentic. There was an intensity--an intensity that's still there when I write about those characters. As long as it is there, I will go on with them. In some way they are a perfect metaphor for me.

39. A writer can't know everything about what she writes. It's impossible. You reach deep down and you bring up what feels absolutely authentic to you as you move along with the book but you don't know everything about it. You can't.