William Peter Blatty

Perhaps 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

#faith

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

— William Peter Blatty

#faith #faith

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

#faith #faith

How many husbands and wives must believe they have fallen out of love because their hearts no longer race at the sight of their beloveds! ↗

— William Peter Blatty

#love

For 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

#reason #faith

Earth is a homicide victim. We lose our children. There are wars. Disease. And God comes strolling by like a cosmic Billie Burke. ↗

— William Peter Blatty

#wizard-of-oz #religion

I lived in Georgetown in the late '70s about four houses down from the steps. ↗

— William Peter Blatty

#down #four #houses #i #late

I 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. ↗

— William Peter Blatty

#could #creepy #every #feel #had

I 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. ↗

— William Peter Blatty

#detective #detective story #exorcist #horror #i

I'm not aware that I was consciously influenced by any director, though these things often happen unnoticed, submerged in the unconscious. ↗

— William Peter Blatty

#aware #consciously #director #happen #i