39 Dracula Quotes

Whether you're a literature enthusiast, a fan of the supernatural, or simply someone who appreciates the macabre allure of classic horror, Dracula is a name that resonates with an undeniable sense of fascination and dread. Penned by Bram Stoker in 1897, this Gothic masterpiece continues to captivate readers with its chilling narrative and unforgettable characters. At the heart of this tale lies Count Dracula, whose dialogue and musings leave an indelible mark on our imaginations. In this post, we've curated a collection of the top 39 Dracula quotes that encapsulate the essence of this enduring novel. Prepare to be mesmerized by the eerie and profound words that have cemented Dracula's place in literary history.

1. “Despair has its own calms.” - Bram Stoker

2. “This man belongs to me, I want him!” - Bram Stoker

3. “Denn die Todten reiten Schnell. (For the dead travel fast.)” - Bram Stoker

4. “What comes to your mind when you think of the word Transylvania, if you ponder it at all? What comes to my mind are mountains of savage beauty, ancient castles, werewolves, and witches - a land of magical obscurity. How, in short, am I to believe I will still be in Europe, on entering such a realm? I shall let you know if it's Europe or fairyland, when I get there. First, Snagov - I set out tomorrow.” - Elizabeth Kostova

5. “The blood is the life!” - Bram Stoker

6. “I have always thought that a wild animal never looks so well as when some obstacle of pronounced durability is between us. A personal experience has intensified rather than diminished that idea.” - Bram Stoker

7. “No man knows till he experiences it, what it is like to feel his own life-blood drawn away into the woman he loves.” - Bram Stoker

8. “There was one great tomb more lordly than all the rest; huge it was, and nobly proportioned. On it was but one word, DRACULA.” - Bram Stoker

9. “i am Dracula;and i bid you welcome,Mr. Harker,to my house.” - Bram Stoker

10. “Does no one think to warn people before they meet me?" Vlad muttered, shooting an irritable look at Mencheres.” - Jeaniene Frost

11. “(Drácula) Qué pocos días son necesarios para que pase un siglo.” - Bram Stoker

12. “In my mortal life, I saw mainly those texts that the church sanctioned--the gospels and the Orthodox commentary on them, for example. These works were of no use to me, in the end.” - Elizabeth Kostova

13. “These are works of history about your century, the twentieth. A fine century-I look forward to the rest of it.” - Elizabeth Kostova

14. “History has taught us that the nature of man is evil, sublimely so. Good is not perfectible, but evil is. Why should you not use your great mind in service of what is perfectible? I ask you, my friend, to join me of your own accord in my research. If you do so, you will save yourself great anguish, and you will save me considerable trouble. Together we will advance the historian's work beyond anything the world has ever seen. There is no purity like the purity of the sufferings of history. You will have what every historian wants: history will be reality to you. We will wash our minds clean with blood.” - Elizabeth Kostova

15. “He said there is a place in Gaul, the oldest church in their part of the world, where some of the Latin monks have outwitted death by secret means. He offered to sell me their secrets, which he has inscribed in a book."The abbot shudders. "God preserve us from such heresies," he says hastily. "I am certain, my son, that you refused this temptation."Dracula smiles. "You know I am fond of books.” - Elizabeth Kostova

16. “I have been so long masterthat I would be master still, or at least that none othershould be master of me.” - Bram Stoker

17. “It is a strange world, a sad world, a world full of miseries, and woes, and troubles. And yet when King Laugh come, he make them all dance to the tune he play. Bleeding hearts, and dry bones of the churchyard, and tears that burn as they fall, all dance together to the music that he make with that smileless mouth of him. Ah, we men and women are like ropes drawn tight with strain that pull us different ways. Then tears come, and like the rain on the ropes, they brace us up, until perhaps the strain become too great, and we break. But King Laugh he come like the sunshine, and he ease off the strain again, and we bear to go on with our labor, what it may be.” - Bram Stoker

18. “You yourself never loved; you never love!Yes, I too can love; you yourselves can tell it from the past. Is it not so?” - Bram Stoker

19. “It touched me to be trusted with something terrible.” - Elizabeth Kostova

20. “Though we were in shelter, we could hear the rising wind, for it moaned and whistled through the rocks, and the branches of the trees crashed together as we swept along. It grew colder and colder still, and fine, powdery snow began to fall, so that soon we and all around us were covered with a white blanket” - Bram Stoker

21. “You might as well ask a man to eat molecules with a pair of chop-sticks, as to try to interest me, about the lesser carnivora, when I know of what is before me.” - Bram Stoker

22. “I could see it under the heavy moustache, was fixed and rather cruel-looking, with peculiarly sharp white teeth; these protruded over the lips, whose remarkable ruddiness showed astonishing vitality in a man of his years.” - Bram Stoker

23. “I am longing to be with you, and by the sea, where we can talk together freely and build our castles in the air.” - Bram Stoker

24. “There are vampires. They are real, they are of our time, and they are here, close by, stalking us as we sleep...” - Nicky Raven

25. “Dracula is a morning person compared to me.” - Kim Dallmeier

26. “In a way, Darius brings the vampire back to a more classical interpretation. A modern day Dracula who is charming, sensual, and completely monstrous. There is no pretense of humanity with him. He considers himself a member of a species that is the true apex predator of the world, feeding on humans and using them as puppets for their own bizarre games. He's not struggling with any inner angst. Most humans are either food, entertainment, or useful tools to him. Sometimes all three. He finds the modern popular interpretation of vampires both amusing and useful for his own agenda.” - Julie Ann Dawson

27. “The warlike days are over. Blood is too precious a thing in these days of dishonorable peace; and the glories of the great races are as a tale that is told.” - Bram Stoker

28. “Fe es aquello que nos permite creer en cosas que sabemos que no son ciertas.” - Bram Stoker

29. “Depression was like wearing tinted glasses and looking through them changed one's perception dramatically. A fancy new house could be construed as a bunch of boards nailed together.” - Albert Gallant

30. “I had to wonder, though, if there's something about a murderer, particularly a confident one, that gives him a certain charisma or charm that I, in particular, am susceptible to.I mean, there's a reason more women are attracted to Dracula than repelled by him.I made a resolution to myself. From now on, I'd assume that every man I was attracted to was a murderer until proven otherwise.Perhaps it wasn't the most promising strategy for starting a relationship, but I might live longer.” - Lee Goldberg

31. “And then away for home! Away to the quickest and nearest train! Away from this cursed land, where the devil and his children stil walk with earthly feet!” - Bram Stoker

32. “It is wonderful what tricks our dreams play us, and how conveniently we can imagine.” - Bram Stoker

33. “We finally settled on Francis Ford Coppola's version of Dracula, which, unfortunately, Gabriel seemed to think was a comedy. I think it was the combination of Keanu Reeves's British accent and Gary Oldman's elderly Count Dracula hairstyle. They're just misleading.” - Molly Harper

34. “I shall be glad as long as I live that even in that moment of final dissolution, there was in the face a look of peace, such as I never could have imagined might have rested there.” - Bram Stoker

35. “I come from a long line of body snatchers, probably the top-notch body snatchers in America. No make that the world. Some people might think it's gross digging up bones or corpses, but who asked them? It's no big deal, but then I've been doing it since I got out of diapers.” - Minda Webber

36. “I want to cut off her head and take out her heart.” - Bram Stoker

37. “Welcome to my house! Enter freely. Go safely, and leave something of the happiness you bring.” - Bram Stoker

38. “Permítame que le aconseje, mi querido joven amigo; no, permítame que le advierta con toda seriedad que en caso de que usted deje estos cuartos, por ningún motivo se quede dormido en cualquier otra parte del castillo. Es viejo y tiene muchas memorias, y hay muchas pesadillas para aquellos que no duermen sabiamente. ¡Se lo advierto! En caso de que el sueño lo dominase ahora o en otra oportunidad o esté a punto de dominarlo, regrese deprisa a su propia habitación o a estos cuartos, pues entonces podrá descansar a salvo. Pero no siendo usted cuidadoso a este respecto, entonces… —terminó su discurso de una manera horripilante, pues hizo un movimiento con las manos como si se lasestuviera lavando.” - Bram Stoker

39. “He tratado de mantener una mente abierta; y no son las cosas ordinarias de la vida las que pueden cerrarla, sino las cosas extrañas; las cosas extraordinarias, las cosas que lo hacen dudar a uno si son locura o realidad.- Doctor van Helsing.” - Bram Stoker