“To have a reason to get up in the morning, it is necessary to have some kind of guiding principle. A belief of some kind”
“No, really. Just do it. You have some kind of weird reasons that are okay.”
“My kind [vampires] does not surprise easily," he said. "You surprised me, this morning. I have thus used up my full quota of shock and consternation for some interval."I stared at him. "You made a *joke*.""I have heard this kind of thing may happen...”
“Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle”
“Be nicer than necessary to everyone you meet. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle.”
“No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities..”