Candles burned in the upstairs parlor, where we had planned the death of the overseer. An oil lantern swayed in the breeze of the gallery. All of this light coalesced and began to shimmer, as though a golden presence hovered above me, suspended in the stairwell, softly entangled with the railings, curling and contracting like smoke. 'Listen, keep your eyes wide', Lestat whispered to me, his lips moving against my neck. I remember the movement of his lips raised the hair all over my body, sent a shock of sensation through my body...

— Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (Page 22 - 23)