A mind is like a puzzle; you must unlock it to read its hidden secrets. Melissa de la Cruz More Quotes by Melissa de la Cruz More Quotes From Melissa de la Cruz I was always a sci-fi and fantasy geek. I was in the 'Lord of the Rings' club and all my cool friends made fun of me. Melissa de la Cruz cool me friends fun Just because I worked in fashion doesn't mean I didn't go to see 'Underworld' three times! Melissa de la Cruz just-because go see fashion I don't write that much horror. People tell me my books are scary, but they're not really; I don't go there. Melissa de la Cruz go me horror people We all want to live forever, but we don't want to suck blood to do it, right? I think people like to have these deep moral questions that don't come up in real life. Melissa de la Cruz deep think life people I always thought of vampires, especially the young-adult ones, as a metaphor for sex - sucking blood, forbidden, taboo. I think they just ooze sex. Vampires are all the big themes in life in one attractive, bloodsucking package. Melissa de la Cruz thought think life sex Dark books do appeal to kids because they have nice, sheltered lives - and they also appeal to children who are going through pretty hard times themselves. Melissa de la Cruz hard nice dark children Being an adult comes with a whole new set of issues. Melissa de la Cruz adult new being whole I'm so sorry for loving you, I'm so sorry.... But it was such a wonderful dream, my love, such a wonderful dream. Melissa de la Cruz loving-you sorry dream