Long ago 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