Because if God doesn't exist we are the creatures of highest consciousness in the universe. We alone understand the passage of time and the value off every minute of human life. And what constitutes evil, real evil, is the taking of a single human life. Whether a man would have died tomorrow or the day after or eventually. . . It doesn't matter. Because if God does not exist, this life. . . Every second of it. . . Is all we have.

Interview with the Vampire