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Father K’s hands “began trembling again as compassion swelled suddenly and blindly into rage at disease and at pain, at the suffering of children and the frailty of the body and the monstrous and outrageous corruption of death.”

The demon won’t let Regan sleep

The demon tells Willie the truth about her and Karl’s daughter, Elvira

“I’ve asked you to drive a demon out, goddammmit, not ask another one in!”


Father Karras suggests that Chris call Regan’s father and to try to get him there

Most of the people who think they’re possessed or are thought to be possessed “are far more in need of a doctor than of a priest.”

“what an excellent day for an exorcism”

Chris begs Father Karras to perform an exorcism

possession and exorcism pre-date the time of Christ

Doctor says the content of much of Regan’s raving is religiously oriented
- Regan hasn’t had religious education

Detective suspicious about circumstances of director’s death. His head was turned all the way around