William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

Quotes

• “We mourn the blossoms of May because they are to whither; but we know that May is one day to have its revenge upon Novem...”
• “Perhaps evil is the crucible of goodness... and perhaps even Satan - Satan, in spite of himself - somehow serves to work...”
• “As far as God goes, I _am_ a nonbeliever. Still am. But when it comes to a devil---well, that's something else.”
• “God never talks. But the devil keeps advertising, Father. The devil does a lot of commercials.”
• “Her shoes were comfortable. They reflected her hope for the evening.”
• “The child was slender as fleeting hope.”