How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"What does it mean to die when you can live until the end of the world? And what is 'the end of the world' except a phrase, because who knows even what is the world itself?" (1.630)
Immortals quickly lose appreciation for mortal life—and respect for death—because it isn't something they experience often, if ever. Louis sees this attitude as monstrous in Lestat, so he tries his hardest to remind himself of the fragility of mortal life.
Quote #5
"I am not mortal, father, but immortal and damned, like angels put in hell by God. I am a vampire." (1.645)
Here we see Louis confess his immortality to a priest in a confessional. He equates just being immortal with being in sin. Is mortality—or consciousness of mortality—a prerequisite to living a good life?