Laurell K. Hamilton Quotes

Do I believe in the devil? I don't believe in a figure with horns and a tail.

If you believe in the Devil, it means that you are already in his grip.

Every time I meet someone, they talk about 'Shaitan.'

I believe in God, and I certainly believe in the devil. There's certainly a devil, and he knows my name.

I hold that religion and faith are two different things.

Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for God.

It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.

Religion is the frozen thought of man out of which they build temples.

That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject.

An exorcism is tantamount to a miracle - an extraordinary intervention of God.

I believe in possibility, but I'm not sure I believe in demons.

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.

The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

My first dissatisfaction has always been with religion.

The whole concept of the devil is a metaphor on one level.

Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion.

I think there's been a big problem between religion, or organized religion, and spirituality.

I, a priest of Christ,... do command ye, most foul spirits, who do stir up these clouds,... that ye depart from them, and disperse yourselves into wild and untilled places, that ye may be no longer able to harm men or animals or fruits or herbs, or whatsoever is designed for human use.

Fear first made gods in the world.

Religions are, for the most part, bad. But religion is not.

I remember, as a young Catholic girl in high school, seeing 'The Exorcist,' and it scared the wits out of me.

I personally feel like an exorcism movie without God is like a western without hats. Sure, you can do it, but why would you try?

I love the horror genre for how cinematic it is. I gravitated, I think, initially, toward the horror genre because, of all the genres, I think it is the genre that is most friendly to the subject matter of faith and belief in religion.

I was really scared of the devil growing up: I was convinced I was going to be possessed.

You. Me. Exorcist. -Bones