Quote by William Peter Blatty

“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

God never talks. But the devil keeps advertising, Father. The devil does a lot of commercials.

— William Peter Blatty

“Ah, well … at last I realized that God would never ask of me that which I know to be psychologically impossible; that the…

— William Peter Blatty

“We have familiar experience of the order, the constancy, the perpetual renovation of the material world which surrounds us. Frail and transitory as is…

— William Peter Blatty

“More rooted in logic was the silence of God. In the world there was evil and much of it resulted from doubt, from an…

— William Peter Blatty

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

Well, the research into it affected me. And the novel, it very much strengthened my faith.

— William Peter Blatty

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

“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

I didn't read The Haunting of Hill House until sometime early in the 1990's.

— William Peter Blatty

“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

“They Said, "what sign can you give us to see, so that we may believe you?" - John 6: 30 - 31 You do…

— William Peter Blatty