Another Question for Lestat answered. 

Lestat here: Readers, so many good questions have been submitted for me — last night and today — that it’s difficult to choose one. But I have settled on this question from James Estacado: “Which experience was the most life changing, becoming a vampire, meeting Akasha, meeting the body thief or meeting Memnoch? — Becoming a vampire is the most significant of these experiences, obviously, as a vampire is what I am today. I’m an immortal as the result of becoming a vampire. Akasha of course greatly strengthened my powers and my faith in our ancient history, but it was as a vampire that I received what Akasha had to give. Meeting the body thief could have been terminal for me — as life changing as being made immortal. After all, the body thief gave me an opportunity to be mortal again and to die in a mortal body; but thanks to him, I came to realize that I didn’t want to be mortal, and that I didn’t want to die. I was reborn as an immortal thanks to the body thief. I would say the least life changing experience was my encounter with Memnoch, though I still do not know entirely what it all meant. Memnoch confused and embittered me but in the final analysis, Memnoch left me as skeptical as I’d ever been – about the world – before we met. I detest Memnoch, and frankly, I don’t think I’ve seen the last of him. But how can I know? I loathe him and distrust him completely. But enough on Memnoch. I have better things on my mind of late. Like answering your questions, for instance. —- I hope you all will have more questions for me this evening.