“Yes, whoa! The power of the mind controlled the blood flow. How? Who knows. But it happens. So in cases of stigmata—like the one with that prisoner I mentioned, or maybe even with Regan—the unconscious mind is controlling the differential… — William Peter Blatty Copy Share Image
“Henri Bergson thought the principal function of the brain was to filter out most of reality so that we could focus on the tasks… — William Peter Blatty Copy Share Image
God never talks. But the devil keeps advertising, Father. The devil does a lot of commercials. — William Peter Blatty Copy Share Image
“Ah, well … at last I realized that God would never ask of me that which I know to be psychologically impossible; that the love which He asked was in my will and not meant to be felt as emotion. No. Not at all. He was asking that I act with love; that I do unto others; and that I… — William Peter Blatty Copy Share
“We have familiar experience of the order, the constancy, the perpetual renovation of the material world which surrounds us. Frail and transitory as is every part of it, restless and migratory as are its elements, still it abides. It is bound together by a law of permanence, and though it is ever dying, it is ever coming to life again.… — William Peter Blatty Copy Share
“More rooted in logic was the silence of God. In the world there was evil and much of it resulted from doubt, from an honest confusion among men of good will. Would a reasonable God refuse to end it? Not finally reveal Himself? Not speak? “Lord, give us a sign…” The raising of Lazarus was dim in the distant past.… — William Peter Blatty Copy Share
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 Copy Share Image
Well, the research into it affected me. And the novel, it very much strengthened my faith. — William Peter Blatty Copy Share Image
The demon is a liar. He will lie to confuse us; but he will also mix lies with the truth to attack us. His… — William Peter Blatty Copy Share Image
“Abruptly sagging, Chris stared at the floor. “Go ahead,” she said softly. “Do whatever you have to. Just make her well.” “May” — William Peter Blatty Copy Share Image
I didn't read The Haunting of Hill House until sometime early in the 1990's. — William Peter Blatty Copy Share Image
“Well, what’s wrong?” “I don’t know, Doc, I just can’t describe it! Please come over right away! Come now!” — William Peter Blatty Copy Share Image
“They Said, "what sign can you give us to see, so that we may believe you?" - John 6: 30 - 31 You do not believe although you have seen... - John 6: 36 - 37” — William Peter Blatty Copy Share
