Because, she said, that is what men would call it. They invented Satan…

Anne Rice
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Because, she said, that is what men would call it. They invented Satan, didn't they? Satanic is merely the name they give to the behavior of those who would disrupt the orderly way in which men want to live. ✨ Anne Rice (2011). The Vampire Chronicles Collection: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, p.835, Ballantine Books
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