It seems an insult to the night to speak of purpose and intent, when this common moment is so brimming full of blessed design tranquility. All things follow their course.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that the night is inherently beautiful and meaningful on its own, without needing a specific purpose.
In this quote, Anne Rice reflects on the idea that the night, with its serene stillness and beauty, possesses its own intrinsic value that transcends the need for human purpose or intention. She implies that life naturally unfolds in its own way, and recognizing the tranquility of the moment can lead to a deeper appreciation of existence.
In practice
During a meditation session, this quote can be used to emphasize the beauty of the present moment.
From my stone pillow I have dreamed dreams of the mortal world above. I have heard its voices, its new music, as lullabies as I lie in my grave. I have envisioned its fantastical discoveries. I have known its courage in the timeless sanctum of my thoughts. And though it shuts me out with its dazzling forms, I long for one with the strength to roam it fearlessly, to ride the Devil's Road through its heart.
We all suffer under a curse, the curse that we know more than we can endure, and there is nothing, absolutely nothing we can do about the force and the lure of this knowledge.
And so this young one, this young one whom I had so loved, I had to forsake, no matter how broken my heart, no matter how lonely my soul, no matter how bruised my intellect and spirit.
Dear God, help me. Do not forget me on this tiny cinder lost in a galaxy that is lostβa heart no bigger than a speck of dust beating, beating against death, against meaninglessness, against guilt, against sorrow.
The vampires have always been metaphors for me. They've always been vehicles through which I can express things I have felt very, very deeply.
In the very depths of Hell, do not demons love one another?
Does that not sound odd to you? When God decides who should live or die, he is immoral, When you decide who should live or die, it's your moral right. There was a pin-drop silence.
If a man be endowed with a generous mind, this is the best kind of nobility.
But shall we wear these glories for a day? Or shall they last, and we rejoice in them?
As long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost and science can never regress.
The point of literary criticism in anthropology is not to replace research, but to find out how it is that we are persuasive.
Policy makers, like most people, normally feel that they already know all the psychology and all the sociology they are likely to need for their decisions. I don't think they are right, but that's the way it is.
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