White gown Quote by Susan Simone

“I told the priest my god is a black woman he poured holy water on me and scheduled me for an exorcism”

— Ijeoma Umebinyuo

“I'm back in the basement of the Ascension Catholic Church, Francisco. And Little Suzie is here. She's lying on an alter, and they're hurting…

— Suzie Burke

“While the churches, bringing the sweet smell of piety for the soul, came in prancing and farting like brewery horses in bock-beer time, the…

— John Steinbeck

“It was bloody spiritual is what it was and believe me, I am not a praying man. But I will make this woman my…

— Karina Halle

“The woman ran down the dirt track as if fleeing demons from Hell.”

— C.L. Bevill

“One Easter, when she heard the priest say He is risen, she found herself standing up from the pew and walking out the cathedral…

— Jodi Picoult

“Good gracious!" she exclaimed, "she's been more than an hour in there! When the priests set about cleansing her of her sins, the choir-boys…

— Émile Zola

“The devil danced at the gates of heaven as angels swam naked in the fires of hell.”

— Kristin Elyon

“As she uttered the words of the prayer, she glanced up at him as if he were God Himself. He watched her with growing…

— Milan Kundera

“I took a deep breath, inhaling the musty scent of unbrushed velvet and candle wax. So the room was blood red, dark, and scary.…

— Sarah Katherine Lewis

“How had I not noticed her there before? She stuck out like a whore in church. Except in this case it was the direct…

— Tabatha Vargo

Whether it is the old lady's fear, or the many ghostly traditions of this place, or the crucifix itself, I do not know, but…

— Bram Stoker