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“Thomas Cresswell couldn't die. If he did...a darkness so complete as to truly be terrifying welled up inside me. I did not know who I'd become, should I lose him. But Satan would tremble at my approach.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Capturing the Devil

“On evil's cushion poised, His Majesty,
Satan Thrice-Great, lulls our charmed soul, until
He turns to vapor what was once our will:
Rich ore, transmuted by his alchemy.”
― Baudelaire

“Ulysses found himself hopelessly adrift within the confines of a yew-hedge maze, the leaf tips of which were lit by a Communion-wafer moon that rested on the black tongue of night.”
― Kevin Ansbro, The Fish That Climbed a Tree

“What though the field be lost?
All is not lost; the unconquerable will,
And study of revenge, immortal hate,
And courage never to submit or yield:
And what is else not to be overcome?
That glory never shall his wrath or might
Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace
With suppliant knee, and deify his power
Who from the terror of this arm so late
Doubted his empire, that were low indeed,
that were an ignominy and shame beneath
This downfall; since by fate the strength of gods
And this empyreal substance cannot fail,
Since through experience of this great event
In arms not worse, in foresight much advanced,
We may with more successful hope resolve
To wage by force or guile eternal war
Irreconcilable, to our grand Foe,
Who now triumphs, and in th' excess of joy
Sole reigning holds the tyranny of Heav'n.”
― John Milton, Paradise Lost

“What an ass you are!�� Satan said. “Are you so unobservant as not to have found out that sanity and happiness are an impossible combination? No sane man can be happy, for to him life is real, and he sees what a fearful thing it is.”
― Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger

“The power of Satan will blast you into hell,' the boy bellowed, gathering his remaining strength.

'You keep saying that!' I said. 'And it keeps not happening, as we can all see!”
― Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat

“I welcome injustice, because injustice gives me something to strive for. We need the darkness, for it allows the light to shine. God’s greatest gift to mankind is Satan, because evil gives us something to strive against.”
― Jan Golembiewski, Magic

“I never really believed in Satan, or that there was pure evil in the world, until I came here.”
― Gerald Green, Holocaust

“If the church believes in holy miracles then surely the reverse, the very blackest of magic phenomena, is also within the realms of the possible.”
― Cathy Dobson, The Devil's Missal

“So spake our mother Eve, and Adam heard
Well pleased, but answered not; for now too nigh
Th' Archangel stood, and from the other hill
To their fixed station, all in bright array
The Cherubim descended; on the ground
Gliding meteorous, as ev'ning mist
Ris'n from a river o'er the marish glides,
And gathers ground fast at the labourer's heel
Homeward returning. High in front advanced,
The brandished sword of God before them blazed
Fierce as a comet; which with torrid heat,
And vapour as the Libyan air adust,
Began to parch that temperate clime; whereat
In either and the hast'ning angel caught
Our ling'ring parents, and to th' eastern gate
Led them direct, and down the cliff as fast
To the subjected plain; then disappeared.
They looking back, all th' eastern side beheld
Of Paradise, so late their happy seat,
Waved over by that flaming brand, the gate
With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms:
Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon;
The world was all before them, where to choose
Their place of rest, and Providence their guide:
They hand in hand with wand'ring steps and slow,
Through Eden took their solitary way.”
― John Milton, Paradise Lost

“Have an absolute Loyalty to the Devil. To be Faithfull to Satan is your Honour. There is only one unforgivable shameful misconduct: treachery. However, there is neither sin nor punishment for you from Satan; there only the risk of being away from Him. The most terrifying thing for the demonic Spirit is indeed to be outside the truth of Satan. Without the Love of Satan, you are just an ordinary person.”
― Valentin Scavr, AMSG

“Not all angels are good. The fallen angels of Heaven were banished here to Earth when they rebelled against God. If you are on a quest seeking angels, take great care. Even Satan himself masquerades as an angel of the light.”
― Elicia Hyder, The Siren

“The belief that heaven is above us was made even more ridiculous by the discovery of the fact that the world is not flat but round.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“I took care of that evil man. I sewed a curse into his pocket. Sewed it tight. First five stitches take away his health, happiness, love, money an family. Six be the number of Evil. Sixth black stitch make it final. Satan his self gonna steal his breath and escort him to hell.”
― T.K. Lukas, Orphan Moon

“If you have issues with me, shouldn't be with what I have done, should be with what I'm about to do!
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“It is not true that Satan makes work for idle hands to do; that is just what he doesn't. Satan should be at hand with all manner of glittering distractions, false but irresistible promises, inducements to reprehensible behaviour. Instead of which one is simply offered a choice between overwork and half-hearted idleness.”
― Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac

“এমতাবস্থায় তারা �� শাস্ত্রে�� অনুসরণ কর��, যা সুলায়মানের রাজত্বকালে শয়তানর�� আবৃত্ত�� করত। অথ�� তা বিশ্বাসই করেননি সুলায়মান�� বর�� শয়তানরাই কুফর�� করেছিল�� তারা মানুষক�� জাদুবিদ্যা এব�� বাবে�� শহরে হারু�� �� মারু�� দু�� ফেরেশতার প্রত�� যা অবতীর্�� হয়েছিল, তা শিক্ষা দিত। তারা উভয়ই �� কথ�� না বল�� কাউক�� শিক্ষা দি�� না যে, 'আমরা পরীক্ষা�� জন্য; কাজে�� তুমি কাফে�� হয়ো না��' তবুও তারা তাদে�� কা�� থেকে এম�� জাদু শিখত, যা দ্বারা স্বামী �� স্ত্রী�� মাঝে বিচ্ছে�� ঘটাত�� পারতো। তারা আল্লাহ�� আদেশ ছাড়া তা দ্বারা কারও অনিষ্ট করতে পারত না�� তারা তা�� শিখে যা তাদে�� ক্ষত�� কর�� এব�� কোনো উপকা�� কর�� না�� তারা ভালরূপ�� জানে যে, যে ব্যাক্তি ওটাক�� কিনে ছি��, তা�� জন্য পরকালে কোন�� অং�� নেই। যা�� বিনিময়�� তারা আত্নবিক্রয় করেছ��, তা খুবই জঘন্য। যদ�� এট�� তারা বুঝতো।" (সূরা আল-বাকারা, ��:১০��)”
― Anonymous, القرآن الكريم

“Kama Mungu na Shetani hawako ndani yako, hiyo vita ya kiroho unaipigania wapi?”
― Enock Maregesi

“The thoughts and emotions we stuff down into the darkness become a playground for the enemy, where his toxic filth breeds best.

The compulsion to say the 'right thing' explains why so many of us have fallen spiritually sick.”
― Sheila Walsh, The Storm Inside: Trade the Chaos of How You Feel for the Truth of Who You Are

“Satan grows in the subconscious mind and God grows in the conscious mind”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“Eve chose to argue with the Enemy. She herself, alone," said Jesus. "It was a good intent. It was a proud overestimation and a monumental failure. Every child of Eve thereafter has died because of that failure. And so must I.”
― Walter Wangerin Jr., Jesus

“The most difficult resistance is to resist the Satan, because he will not face you, as well as you can not see him.”
― Kamaran Ihsan Salih

“The real problem was that the enemy had gained a corner of my life. . .and was using it to taunt me, distract me, and keep me living in bondage.

I saw that he had lured me. . .promising immediate gratification to keep me from running to my Father. He was using my cravings to keep me chained to the desires of my flesh so I wouldn't let the Spirit take complete control of me.”
― Asheritah Ciuciu, Full: Food, Jesus, and the Battle for Satisfaction

“There is an enemy and he is after something in your life and it is the truth. And I fear that we do not take [this] seriously enough. . . If I were your enemy, I would make you numb and distract you from God's story. I would use technology, social media, Netflix, travel, food, wine, comfort. And I wouldn't tempt you with notably bad things or you would get suspicious. I would distract you with everyday comforts that slowly feed you a different story and make you forget God. Then you would dismiss the Spirit's leading in you, loving you and comforting you, then you would love comfort more than surrender, obedience, and the saving of souls.”
― Jennie Allen

“The truth is that there is an enemy and he's out to destroy us. And if he can't destroy us because we're eternally secure in the arms of God, then he will seek to debilitate us, rendering us useless for God's kingdom work here on earth. This is a real battle, and it's raging all around us even in this moment.”
― Asheritah Ciuciu, Full: Food, Jesus, and the Battle for Satisfaction

“We know from Scripture that Satan is a liar (John 8:44). We know, too, that he prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). But what if he tailors his attacks to fit us, the daughters of the King? What if his demons launch their assaults at the very places where we have shown the most vulnerability? What if he looks over our shoulders on all the negative confessions we've made to hone an all-out assault on our hearts? It is not beyond his deviousness to tune into our pain and turn it into a weapon to use against us.

Even as we speak out about our fear and insecurity, do we give vital information to our enemy? Satan is not omniscient. He is a created, fallen angel and does not know all things, as God does. Through the centuries have we spoken about our brokenness to such an extent that the enemy now has weapons so expertly trained that they can hit their targets, time after time? Have these become 'smart weapons,' like laser-guided missiles striking from a silent drone?”
― Sheila Walsh, The Storm Inside: Trade the Chaos of How You Feel for the Truth of Who You Are

“Why did God create satan? For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction like the magnetic field and the gravitational force”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“God invents musical theatre. Satan voluntarily opts for Hell.”
― Brian Andreas, Theories of Everything

“Satan's main target is the mind.”
― Armin Weidle, Bowing to Yoga?

“The enemy casts a shadow, big and dark and menacing. But there's no substance behind it. It has a stinger, but it's lost its venom. It has a bark, but no bite. We'll all suffer death in the lowercase. But by Christ's good graces, no one need suffer death in the uppercase. Death at that scale has been undone. Death still has battalions on the ground, pitching battle, making havoc, quibbling and collaborating among themselves. But the empire backing them has collapsed.”
― Mark Buchanan, Spiritual Rhythm: Being with Jesus Every Season of Your Soul