The Exorcist Quotes

“In forgetting, they were trying to remember”
― William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

“Gliding spiderlike, rapidly, close behind Sharon, her body arched backward in a bow with her head almost touching her feet, was Regan, her tongue flicking quickly in and out of her mouth while she hissed sibilantly like a serpent. Sharon stopped then screamed as she felt Regan's tongue snaking out at her ankle. That day, everywhere Sharon went, Regan followed.”
― William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

“El sol se esconde para alzarse de nuevo, el día es engullido por la oscuridad de la noche para nacer de ella, tan puro como si nunca se hubiera apagado.”
― William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

“I was seven years old when The Exorcist came out. I remember the grown-ups talking about it. I remember one grown-up saying she had to sleep with the light on for months after seeing it. I remember another saying he had to go on pills for his nerves after he saw it.”
― Barry Graham, When the Light-Bulb Is Bare: Essays on Horror and Noir