Line #52 Quotes/Satan


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4	->''"They used to call the devil the father of lies. But for someone whose sin is meant to be {{pride}}, you'd think that lying would leave something of a sour taste. So my theory is that when the devil wants to get something out of you, he doesn't lie at all. He tells you the exact, [[WillNotTellALie literal truth]]. And he lets you find your own way to hell."''
5	-->-- '''Mr. Easterman,''' ''Comicbook/{{Lucifer}}'' #10: "Children and Monsters, Part 1"
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8	[[folder:Film]]
9	->''"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."''
10	-->-- '''Verbal Kint''', ''Film/TheUsualSuspects''
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12	->'''Catherine:''' Oh my God.\
13	'''[[FaceFramedInShadow Shadowy Figure]]:''' God? God is love. ''I don't love you.''
14	-->-- ''Film/TheProphecy''
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16	->'''Catherine:''' Are you an angel?!\
17	'''[[FaceFramedInShadow Shadowy Figure]]:''' I am the first angel. Loved once above all others. A pure, perfect love. ''[In a sing-song tone]'' But like all true love, one day it withered on the vine...
18	-->-- ''Film/TheProphecy''
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20	->'''The Devil:''' ''[whispering in Elliot's ear] I'm the Devil.''\
21	'''Elliot:''' Okay... I think someone's had [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy tee many martoonies]]!\
22	'''The Devil:''' I ''am'' the Devil. [[IHaveManyNames Satan. Lucifer. Beelzebub.]] The Prince of Darkness--well, the [[GenderFlip Princ]]''[[GenderFlip ess]]'' of Darkness, anyway. Here's MyCard.
23	-->-- ''Film/Bedazzled2000''
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26	[[folder:Literature]]
27	->''"Here at least we shall be free; the Almighty hath not built here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure, and in my choice to reign is worth ambition, though in Hell: Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven."''
28	-->-- '''Satan''''s defiant proclamation after losing the War in Heaven, ''John Milton's Literature/ParadiseLost''
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30	->''"I know there is a God because in Rwanda I shook hands with the devil. I have seen him, I have smelled him and I have touched him. I know the devil exists and therefore I know there is a God."''
31	-->-- '''Roméo Dallaire''', ''J'ai serré la main du diable''
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33	->''"I, [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]], FallenAngel, [[DarkIsEvil Prince of Darkness]], [[LightIsNotGood Bringer of Light]], Ruler of Hell, Lord of the Flies, Father of Lies, Apostate Supreme, Tempter of Mankind, Old Serpent, Prince of This World, Seducer, Accuser, Tormentor, Blasphemer, and without doubt [[SexGod Best Fuck in the Seen and Unseen Universe]] (ask Eve, that minx)..."''
34	-->-- ''Literature/ILucifer'' by Glen Duncan (page 1)
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36	->''"I don't know if I've mentioned this, but I am the morning star, the fallen one, the first and most damned child of creation. Magic is the power of creation, children. It cannot harm me."''
37	-->-- '''Lucyfar''', ''Literature/PleaseDontTellMyParentsImASupervillain''
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40	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
41	->''"My husband was a logging man... he met the devil. Fire is the devil, hiding like a coward in the smoke."''
42	-->-- '''The Log Lady''', ''Series/TwinPeaks''
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44	->''"He has woven himself into the fabric of your lives since the dawn of time. Some may call him Abaddon. Some may call him Krop Tor. Some may call him Satan. Or Lucifer. Or the King of Despair. The Deathless Prince. The Bringer of Night..."''
45	-->-- '''Possessed Ood''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "The Impossible Planet"
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47	->''"It was so angry. It was fury and rage and death. It was ''him.'' It was the Devil."''
48	-->-- '''Toby''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "The Satan Pit"
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50	->''"Could it beeeeeeeeeeee....''SATAN!?''"''
51	-->-- '''Creator/DanaCarvey''' as The Church Lady, ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''
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53	->''"Lucifer, you're my brother and I love you...but you are a ''great, big bag of dicks''. Play the victim all you want, but you and me? We know the truth. [[{{God}} Dad]] loved you best. More than [[ArchangelMichael Michael]]...more than [[ArchangelGabriel me]]. Then he brought the new baby home, and ''you'' couldn't handle it."''
54	-->-- '''Gabriel''', ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''
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57	[[folder:Music]]
58	->''"We're talking about the discovery of yet another body; another one of God's creatures found mutilated and desecrated nearly beyond recognition. We ask ourselves, who could've done such a thing? What fiend created in God's own image could be so vile and sinister? What degenerate, what God-less piece of filth could have committed such a heinous act? What calculated purveyor of pain and misery? I'll tell you; An impostor of humanity, a demon hiding in man's skin and bones. A soul-less vessel of hate and depravity. And we know his name. Satan is among us, people. He walks our streets..."''
59	-->-- OpeningNarration to an Music/MCBushpig song
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61	->''Ever since first man has walked this earth, I have been here,\
62	To whisper seeds of doubt and evil thoughts into his ear.\
63	I am the Beast, the outcast angel, fallen from on high.\
64	I go by many names, but there is one you can't deny.''
65	-->-- '''Music/StephenLynch''', "Beelz"
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67	->''"Through the corridors of darkness, on the wings of man's desire,''\
68	''Conjured by the soulless ones at the everlasting fire.''\
69	''Borne on waves of insanity from man's primeval past,''\
70	''The mantra of the tumult has awakened him at last!"''
71	-->-- '''Pagan Altar''', "The Black Mass"
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73	->''Pleased to meet you, hope you've guessed my name''\
74	''But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game.''
75	-->-- '''Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}}''', "Sympathy for the Devil"
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77	->''"There ain't no devil, there's just God when he's drunk."''
78	-->--'''Music/TomWaits''', "Heartattack and Vine"
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80	->''"He will travel the nations\
81	Kingdoms to fall one by one\
82	Victim to fall for temptations\
83	A daughter to fall for a son\
84	The ancient serpent deceiver\
85	The masses standing in awe\
86	He will ascend to the heavens\
87	Above the stars of God"''
88	-->--'''Music/GhostBand''', "Year Zero"
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90	-> ''Little one gotta heed my warning\
91	Devil is kind\
92	He come in early morning\
93	Devil is fine\
94	He go by many names\
95	Devil is kind\
96	We gonna go home to the flames\
97	Devil is fine\
98	He gon' forgive my sin\
99	Devil is kind\
100	He promise many things\
101	Devil is fine\
102	I can't do him no wrong\
103	Devil is kind\
104	I see him before long\
105	Devil is fine\
106	Nobody gonna show you the way now \
107	Nobody gonna hold your hand no \
108	Nobody gonna show you the way now \
109	Devil is fine''
110	-->-- '''Music/ZealAndArdor''', "Devil is Fine"
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113	[[folder:Religion and Myth]]
114	->How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” But you are brought down to the realm of the dead, to the depths of the pit.
115	-->-- '''[[Literature/BookOfIsaiah Isaiah 14:12-15]]''' (New International Version)
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117	->And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. And the LORD said unto Satan: 'The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan, yea, the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee; is not this man a brand plucked out of the fire?'
118	-->-- '''[[Literature/BookOfZechariah Zechariah 3:1-2]]''' (JPS Tanakh)
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120	->And the LORD said unto Satan, Where dost thou come from? Then Satan answered the LORD and said, From going to and fro in the earth and from walking up and down in it.
121	-->-- '''[[Literature/BookOfJob Job 1:7]]''' (JPS Tanakh)
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123	->The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
124	-->--'''UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}''', ''[[Literature/TheFourGospels Mark 4:14-15]]'' (King James Version)
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126	->So the great dragon was thrown out - the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.
127	-->-- '''[[Literature/BookOfRevelation Revelation 12:9]]''' (Christian Standard Bible)
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131	[[folder:Video Games]]
132	->''[[FauxAffablyEvil His Smile fair as spring, as towards him he draws you]]''\
133	''His tongue sharp and silvery, as he implores you''\
134	''[[DealWithTheDevil Your wishes he grants, as he swears to adore you]]''\
135	''Gold, silver, jewels - he lay riches before you''\
136	''[[YourSoulIsMine Dues need be repaid, and he will come for you]]''\
137	''All to reclaim, no smile to console you''\
138	''He'll snare you in bonds, eyes glowin' afire''\
139	''To gore and torment you until the stars expire.''
140	-->-- '''Gaunter O'Dimm's theme''', ''Videogame/TheWitcher3WildHunt''
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142	->''"Beware, sweetling, a beast stalks Sheol. It crosses mountains and [[OneManArmy leaves walls and weapons broken]].\
143	Initiate the King James Protocol. The code is 9 and 18. The password is "Revelations." Transmit!\
144	Beware the three traitors. [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Brutus, Cassius, and Judas Iscariot]] march in Sheol, demon-chewed and filled with hate. But the demons and the wicked dead are a shadow of a shade compared to their master. Beware the beat of his wings.\
145	Initiate the verboten secrets.\
146	The Enemy remembers all Ages. When it becomes necessary to utter a name, we shiver. And that name is Eblis. He is [[OurAngelsAreDifferent one of the builders]]. He helped construct Hell in the time before time before time. When it becomes necessary to utter a word, we shudder. And that word is Nephilim. He is one of the fallen Host. Gaia still remembers his tinkering."''
147	-->-- '''The Buzzing,''' ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''
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150	[[folder:Web Original]]
151	->"''For too long, so many lies and so much misinformation have been spread about Satan. RHP religions have for far too long, written the book on how they believe him to appear, how they believe Demons to look and these are nothing but blasphemous lies. He is not red with horns and a tail, nor does he look like a Halloween monster. He does not have flaming red eyes or rubbery wings. These depictions are intended to insult, denigrate, and blaspheme him. Contrary to Satanism being labeled as "darkness," Satan appears wearing a long white robe, [and looks more or less human.]''"
152	-->-- [[http://www.angelfire.com/empire/serpentis666/Satan.html Joy of Satan Website]]
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155	[[folder:Western Animation]]
156	->''"I am Beezelbub, Lucifer, The Reaper of Souls, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking The Really Angry One]], [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I am SATAN!!!!!]]"''
157	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', "[[Recap/AnimaniacsEpisode30 Hot, Bothered, and Bedeviled]]"
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159	->''"In case you ain't heard, I'm the Devil\
160	I'm a real lowdown, not on the level\
161	They call me Old Scratch, Mister S., the Big D.\
162	I'm the king of the Underworld; yeah, it's great to be me!"''
163	-->-- '''The Devil's VillainSong''', ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow''
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166	[[folder:Real Life]]
167	->''"We must give Satan the benefit of the doubt. God wrote all the evidence."''
168	-->-- '''Creator/MarkTwain'''
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170	->''"I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him."''
171	-->-- '''St. Theresa of Avila'''
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173	->''"[[Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice The devil can cite the Scriptures for his purpose]]; but the ''eternal true devil'' can cite ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' for his purpose."''
174	-->-- '''Roger X. Carasso'''
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176	->''"Satan fell by force of gravity, by taking himself too gravely."''
177	-->-- '''Creator/GKChesterton'''
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