Quote of the Day (Laura Miller, on Vampires)

“The source of vampire wealth is obscure, since few of them appear to be gainfully employed. The assumption seems to be that anyone who’s been around for 300 years must be in a position to take full advantage of the miracle of compound interest.”—Laura Miller, “Real Men Have Fangs,” The Wall Street Journal, October 31, 2008

(Happy Halloween, folks! No tricks from the CEO of this blog, but I do have a treat: the above link to a fine essay by Miller, staff critic for Salon.com, that examines the intersection of the classic romance hero and the suave vampire—both of whom trace their origins back to the same figure, Lord Byron—in the current spate of vampire literature aimed at young women. The piece brims with insight, humor, and something you never knew before in every line.)