"You don't get muddy feet sitting in a polished office built upon the sweat and blood of other men," he said thinly.

What purpose could there be to a vampire's existence if not to gorge upon mortal blood?

The division of Arabs into varying tribes (based upon blood and kinship).

"It is written that the supreme chief should not look upon blood while in council."

A vampire only feeds upon blood when needed - and can control this craving, should such control prove necessary.

It seemed monstrous, impossible, that our whole society was based upon blood.

In my opinion it is very bad, but what she can do, being ordered to subsist upon blood!

How can he possibly use him more barbarously, than to feast upon his living flesh and blood?

So how could we, gods who fed upon human blood, have been seen as 'good'?

Bright the Sun Burning set upon crystal and blood.