Marius She takes pleasure in only one thing: destroying life. Marius Appreciate your prey. [While teaching Lestat how to kill] Lestat But I never understood until I met you. Jessie What do you mean? Lestat You're beautiful to me because you're human. Your frailty, your short years, your heart; even as you think it's breaking. All that seems suddenly more precious than anything I've ever known. Jessie I'm not as precious as you think.