Poltergeist! Quotes

“But why should life after death prove the truth of religion, any more than life before death does? It may 'prove' that man is a spirit, but even an agnostic can believe that by deciding that he is more than a mere machine.”
― Colin Wilson, Poltergeist!

“There is part of us that seems to be little better than an immature child, howling with misery and defeat when confronted by problems it regards as 'unfair.' This part of us is dangerous because we fail to recognize it as a separate entity, and may be unaware of its existence until it has betrayed us into some act of stupidity.”
― Colin Wilson, Poltergeist!

“The poltergeist — or dracu (demon) as Eleonora called it — communicated by automatic writing, and even spoke a few sentences in a 'breathy and toneless voice.' But what it had to say indicated that its level of intelligence was extremely low.”
― Colin Wilson, Poltergeist!

“It is true that in some cases — perhaps the majority — we can interpret the disturbances as an unconscious attempt by the 'focus' to draw attention to his or her problems, as an unsuccessful suicide attempt does.”
― Colin Wilson, Poltergeist!

“When human beings lack a sense of identity, they often do apparently pointless things, simply to give themselves a sense of existence-through-action; this could explain the apparently aimless mischief of the poltergeist.”
― Colin Wilson, Poltergeist!