“Well, the research into it affected me. And the novel, it very much st...” — William Peter Blatty Quote

“Well, the research into it affected me. And the novel, it very much strengthened my faith.”

“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.”

“For I think belief in God is not a matter of reason at all; I think it finally is a matter of love.”

“I didn't think too much about people who didn't believe in me. It hasn't really affected me.”

“Radiation doesn't recognize borders. A meltdown in Japan or India, say, is a danger to the whole world. Wind circulates the radiation everywhere. Water quality is affected. We all eat the same fish. We use products from all over the world - if something is contaminated, it will cause harm.”

“Coming out involves varying degrees of difficulty that are affected by class, race, religion, and geography.”