Mortal beauty often makes me ache, and mortal grandeur can fill me with that longing...but Paris, Paris drew me close to her heart, so I forgot myself entirely. Forgot the damned and questing preternatural thing that doted on mortal skin and mortal clothing. Paris overwhelmed, and lightened and rewarded more richly than any promise.
In "Interview with the Vampire" by Anne Rice, the narrator expresses a deep emotional connection to the beauty and grandeur of the mortal world, feeling both pain and longing in its presence. This yearning is encapsulated in a profound appreciation for Paris, which captivates the narrator so intensely that it allows them to escape their own existential struggles. Paris becomes a sanctuary where the complexities of their existence fade away. The...
