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We mourn the blossoms of May because they are to whither; but we know that May is one day to have its revenge upon November, by the revolution of that solemn circle which never stops---which teaches us in our height of hope, ever to be sober, and in our depth of desolation, never to despair.William Peter Blatty
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Her shoes were comfortable. They reflected her hope for the evening.William Peter Blatty
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The child was slender as fleeting hope.William Peter Blatty
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Perhaps evil is the crucible of goodness... and perhaps even Satan - Satan, in spite of himself - somehow serves to work out the will of God.William Peter Blatty
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God never talks. But the devil keeps advertising, Father. The devil does a lot of commercials.William Peter Blatty
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As far as God goes, I _am_ a nonbeliever. Still am. But when it comes to a devil---well, that's something else.William Peter Blatty
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And there lies the heart of it, perhaps: in unworthiness. For I think belief in God is not a matter of reason at all; I think it finally is a matter of love: of accepting the possibility that God could ever love us.William Peter Blatty
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We use concepts like "consciousness"---"mind"---"personality, " but we don't really know yet what these things are.' He was shaking his head. 'Not really. Not at all.William Peter Blatty
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Yet I think the demon's target is not the possessed; it is us .. . the observers .. . every person in this house. And I think--- I think the point is to make us despair; to reject our own humanity, Damien: to see ourselves as ultimately bestial; as ultimately vile and putrescent; without dignity; ugly; unworthy.William Peter Blatty
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But if all of the evil in the world makes you think that there might be a devil, Chris, how do you account for all the good?William Peter Blatty
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What looked like morning was the beginning of endless nightWilliam Peter Blatty
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But a myth, to speak plainly, to me is like a menu in a fancy French restaurant: glamorous, complicated camouflage for a fact you wouldn't otherwise swallow, like maybe lima beans.William Peter Blatty
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Do you know what she did? Your cunting daughter?William Peter Blatty