Quotes From "The Exorcist" By William Peter Blatty

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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
Her shoes were comfortable. They reflected her hope for the...
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Her shoes were comfortable. They reflected her hope for the evening. William Peter Blatty
The child was slender as fleeting hope.
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The child was slender as fleeting hope. William Peter Blatty
Perhaps evil is the crucible of goodness... and perhaps even...
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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
God never talks. But the devil keeps advertising, Father. The...
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God never talks. But the devil keeps advertising, Father. The devil does a lot of commercials. William Peter Blatty
As far as God goes, I _am_ a nonbeliever. Still...
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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 night William 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