William Peter BlattyBut a myth, to speak plainly, to me is like a menu in a fancy French restaurant: glamorous, complicated camouflage for a fact you wouldn't otherwise swallow, like maybe lima beans.374Truth
William Peter BlattyGod never talks. But the devil keeps advertising, Father. The devil does a lot of commercials.323Sadness
William Peter BlattyI tried to make every bit of it as creepy as I could. And I had the same response you do. I feel the same way. The hospital scenes, that procedure was so real. ✨ Interview w… ▶334Reflection
William Peter BlattyI didn't read The Haunting of Hill House until sometime early in the 1990's. ✨ Interview with Lucy A. Snyder, www.lucysnyder.com. July 26, 1999.378ReadingTime
William Peter BlattyHorror does not interest me, and so I know little of its practicioners, old or current ✨ Interview with Lucy A. Snyder, www.lucysnyder.com. July 26, 1999.291Life
William Peter BlattyProcrastination is what we often call 'resistance.379Truth
William Peter BlattyYou don't blame us for being here, do you? After all, we have no place to go. No home... Incidentally, what an excellent day for an exorcism.358Philosophy
William Peter BlattyWe mourn the blossoms of May because they are to whither; but we know that May is one day to have its revenge upon November, by the revolution of that solemn circle which never st… ▶358HopeReading
William Peter BlattyAs far as God goes, I _am_ a nonbeliever. Still am. But when it comes to a devil---well, that's something else.349Reflection
William Peter BlattyFrom the cab stepped a tall old man. Black raincoat and hat and a battered valise. He paid the driver, then turned and stood motionless, staring at the house. The cab pulled away … ▶306Time
William Peter BlattyI get cassettes near Academy Award time of every movie that's made that thinks it has some kind of chance for a nomination - that's when I watch my movies253ThoughtTime
William Peter BlattyThe demon is a liar. He will lie to confuse us; but he will also mix lies with the truth to attack us. His attack is psychological, Damien. And powerful. ✨ William Peter Bla… ▶299PoliticsReadingTruth
William Peter BlattyI have never read horror, nor do I consider The Exorcist to be such, but rather as a suspenseful supernatural detective story, or paranormal police procedural. ✨ Interview w… ▶212ReadingReflection
William Peter BlattyYet I think the demon's target is not the possessed; it is us . . . the observers . . . every person in this house. And I think---I think the point is to make us despair; to rejec… ▶202HumanityThought
William Peter BlattyI lived in Georgetown in the late 70s about four houses down from the steps.268Time
William Peter BlattyPerhaps evil is the crucible of goodness... and perhaps even Satan - Satan, in spite of himself - somehow serves to work out the will of God. ✨ William Peter Blatty (1971). … ▶247Reflection
William Peter BlattyWould you like to hear a nice definition of jealousy? It's the feeling that you get when someone you absolutely detest is having a wonderful time without you. ✨ William Pete… ▶193Time
William Peter BlattyLike the brief doomed flare of exploding suns that registers dimly on blind men's eyes, the beginning of the horror passed almost unnoticed; in the shriek of what followed, in fac… ▶2510Truth
William Peter BlattyEvery man that ever lived craved perfect happiness, the detective poignantly reflected. But how can we have it when we know we’re going to die? Each joy was clouded by the knowled… ▶249DeathLifeReflection
William Peter BlattyWhen the filter is weakened by a powerful drug, what we see is not delusion but the truth. ✨ William Peter Blatty (2015). Elsewhere, p.122, Macmillan205PoliticsTruth
William Peter BlattyYour thoughts are too dull to entertain. ✨ William Peter Blatty (2010). The Exorcist, p.257, Random House217Thought
William Peter BlattyFor I think belief in God is not a matter of reason at all; I think it finally is a matter of love. ✨ William Peter Blatty (2015). William Peter Blatty on The Exorcist: From… ▶184LoveReadingThought
William Peter BlattyAnd the sad truth is that nobody wants me to write comedy. The Exorcist not only ended that career, it expunged all memory of its existence. ✨ Interview with Lucy A. Snyder,… ▶164HumorLifeSadness
William Peter BlattyWe use concepts like consciousness---mind---personality, but we don't really know yet what these things are.' He was shaking his head. 'Not really. Not at all. ✨ William Pet… ▶143Thought
William Peter BlattyThe terror drifted over georgetown like the sun over a blind mans eyes187Humor
