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William Peter Blatty

"In order for life to have appeared spontaneously on Earth, there first had to be hundreds of millions of protein molecules of the Ninth Configuration. But, given the size of the planet Earth, do you know how long it would take for just one of these protein molecules to appear by chance? Roughly 10 to the 243rd power, billions of years; and I find that far, far more fantastic than simply believing in a god."

Source : "Fictional character: Col. Vincent Kane". The Ninth Configuration, www.imdb.com. 1980.

William Peter Blatty

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“I think for most Americans, knowledge of the Islamic world was pretty slight before 9/11, and then it was thrust upon us in one of America's darkest hours.”
“I would have gone to law school, or gotten a psychology degree. I wasn't interested in sleeping on a futon forever. And what happened is I walked into auditions, and I had nothing to lose, because I had a backup plan.”
“My grandfather invented the cold air balloon... But it never really took off.”
“I think all the songs [at Moth] are about different things, but if we were to speak about it as a whole, it's really about, it's about joy, and about sensuality and vulnerability and also fun, energy, living in New York in 2015, being out of control, wanting to be in control, failing! It's a sort of story of our lives.”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com
“We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when any one engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal.”
“When I was asked to be Writer in Residence at Edinburgh I thought, you can't teach poetry. This is ridiculous.”
“No half measures. Some things canâ€™t be cut in half. You canâ€™t half-love someone. You canâ€™t half-betray, or half-lie.”

Source : Mark Lawrence (2013). “Emperor of Thorns”, p.61, Penguin
“She shook her head slowly. â€œI donâ€™t believe you. You canâ€™t be a cop.â€ â€œNot a cop.â€ â€œFederal agent?â€ â€œFBI.â€ â€œEven more unlikely.â€ â€œJ. Edgar rolls over in his grave every day, but thatâ€™s the way it is.”

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