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Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty. ↗

— Anne Rice

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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

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People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil. I don't know why. No, I do indeed know why. Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult. ↗

— Anne Rice

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First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest power and chance of artistic success. ↗

— Anne Rice

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I read The Old Curiosity Shop before I began Blackwood Farm. I was amazed at the utter madness in that book. ↗

— Anne Rice

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I was obsessed with religious questions, the basics: Why are we here? Why is the world so beautiful? ↗

— Anne Rice

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Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless. ↗

— Anne Rice

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That process by which you become a writer is a pretty lonely one. We don't have a group apprenticeship like a violinist might training for an orchestra. ↗

— Anne Rice

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We have to become saints. We have to become like Christ. Anything less is simply not enough. ↗

— Anne Rice

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Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real groups. ↗

— Anne Rice

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