Rice sold books that explored the darkest realms of the spiritual world. She dressed all in black. She glorified the night and her atheism. But look at pictures of her now . .. Look most of all at the sparkle in the eyes — at the light.

Rice sold books that explored the darkest realms of the spiritual world. She dressed all in black. She glorified the night and her atheism. But look at pictures of her now . .. Look most of all at the sparkle in the eyes — at the light.

This is a conversion story on the level of Augustine. Anne Rice was a daughter of darkness.

Things are always darkest just before they go pitch black.

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors.

I'm definitely kind of a black sheep when it comes to international students. Most students get the requisite Christmas break and summer visits when they go home. Not only do I get those but I also have family members in the United States so I get to see my them more often than others.