Most humans are unaware that amidst the Anne Rice devotees…

Do we not see all humans unaware Of what they want, and always searching everywhere, And changing place, as if to drop the load…

— Lucretius

I have read every book in the 'Dune' series and every Anne Rice book.

— Lorraine Toussaint

“The Anne Rice books are a lot about infection. I read "Interview With the Vampire" a million times when I was in seventh and…

— Holly Black

“Next was Alice. I gave her a book by Anne Rice because she is always talking about her. And she looked at me like…

— Stephen Chbosky

People who read Anne Lamott, like people who read Anne Rice, believe that tragedy is romantic, but the people who read Anne Lamott believe…

— Kevin Brockmeier

“Unlike the great vampires of the Anne Rice series, The Lost Boys movie or, more recently, True Blood, there is nothing “bad ass” in…

— George Takei

Anne Rice really doesn't explore vampires as hideous monsters of the night, they're ancient creatures with a heart. And they want to be loved…

— James Marsters

The only vampires I've ever seen are the Goths trying to get a glimpse of Anne Rice's house, who drink strawberry sodas and tell…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

Being a man of faith, what was so interesting to me was the subject, which started, by the way, with Anne Rice's wonderful books.

— John Debney

Make your own worlds. Make your own laws. Make your own creations, your own star systems. Don't feel answerable to anyone, or as though…

— Clive Barker

I'm a professional non-fiction reader, that's what I do. But in my 20s we had our own vampire and witch moment, courtesy of Anne…

— Deborah Harkness

The situation has a real Lovecraft feel to it. Though, you know, if you come over it'll be more of an Anne Rice situation.…

— David Wong

“Really? So you brought home a vampire? Cool. (Starla) I’m not a vampire. (Talon) ’Not exactly,’ he said earlier. What’s not exactly a vampire?…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“guests of the Palace, almost all of them Hollywood actors, European royalty, music greats, or the superrich and powerful. He found it all of…

— James Patterson

Of course, there are hundreds of novels and authors that have influenced me. But to choose three, they are: Stephen King/The Stand (and really…

— Megan Chance