Charlaine Harris

America is obsessed with youth. We all want to look young forever, and vampires do. They are caught in their prime, if that's when they've been turned. And they'll be that way forever.

I don't write the kind of 'happily ever after' that romance readers enjoy.

I like sparkly things.

People are really interested in the concept of eternal youth in this plastic-surgery culture.

Well, you know, writers just suck up new experiences - we're just like the vacuum cleaners of newness.

Gay rights is just one of the social issues I'm interested in. I think that people might be less tense about it if we would all accept the fact that not everyone is wired the same way.

I try very hard to write the best book I possibly can, every time.

If I quit having fun, then it's time for me to quit working.

I freely admit I know nothing about television or writing for the screen.

I've written a lot of books now; I've been published for over 30 years. I hope with every book I learn something new, and with every new novel I try to improve the process of writing.

I like the cerebral process.

Most of the books that feature supernatural characters blending with the modern world and are usually set in big cities.