The terror drifted over georgetown like the sun over a blind mans eyes

You 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.

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.

But 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.

The 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.

What looked like morning was the beginning of endless night

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

I 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 movies

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

And 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.

Procrastination is what we often call 'resistance.

If you are truly able to walk in the shoes of Christ, the very label of religion called Christianity would disappear from the face of earth.

Most civilizations had more fiction than they did real history.

A session of boasting won't attract any real friends.  It will set you up on a pedestal, however, making you a clearer target.

Faith is a state of constant examination and openness. In faith we must be vulnerable. Only in this seeming weakness do we live with God.

I always pull over for people who need a push.

The weasel under the cocktail cabinet.

Our sport is really European, so you get to show off what you do to your friends and family and they can actually follow along.

A man doesn't need to be flawless to be a perfect father, but the commitment to his family is a precious responsibility.

Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile; Filths savour but themselves.

Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl's best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man.