Carpe Jugulum
Overview
Supposing there was justice for all, after all? For every unheeded beggar, every harsh word, every neglected duty, every slight... every choice... Because that was the point, wasn't it? You had to choose. You might be right, you might be wrong, but you had to choose, knowing that the rightness or wrongness might never be clear or even that you were deciding between two sorts of wrong, that there was no right anywhere. And always, always, you did it by yourself. You were the one there, on the edge, watching and listening. Never any tears, never any apology, never any regrets... You saved all that up in a way that could be used when needed.
[p. 73, 74]
She'd always tried to face towards the light. She'd always tried to face towards the light. But the harder you stared into the brightness the harsher it burned into you until, at last, the temptation picked you up and bid you turn around to see how long, rich, strong and dark, streaming away behind you, your shadow had become-
[p. 75]
Vampires are [...] by nature as co-operative as sharks.
Vampyres are just the same, the only real difference being that they can't spell properly.
[p. 379]
'People need vampires,' she [Granny] said. 'They helps 'em remember what stakes and garlic are for.'
[p. 404]