sympathy for the devil-iwtv.

interview with the vampire.

"Among all the denizens of New Orleans, Catalina embodied the very essence of whom I ought to despise. If 'hate' seemed too vehement a sentiment for a woman of her caliber, I could easily substitute it with envy, resentment, animosity, exasperation... The list is endless. She was unapologetic about every facet of her being; her cruelty, her relentless criticism of everything and everyone, her sexuality, and the immense wealth and grandeur bequeathed solely to her. Hell! Her father had acquired the sort of respect that men toil for years to obtain in a place like New Orleans, before they had even fully settled in the city. It was a maddening spectacle. And as quickly as she had risen as the apex predator of our community, she had become my closest and most genuine companion just as fast. My sole confidante. She discerned the truth of what I was, what I hid, who I hid; for the first time, I had entrusted my innermost self to another, and she had not recoiled."