"What none of them knew, of course, was that Carrie White was telekinetic." Part 1, p. 4

"Both medical and psychological writers on the subject are in agreement that Carrie White's exceptionally late and traumatic commencement of the menstrual cycle might well have provided the trigger for her latent talent." Part 1, p. 10

"If only it would be today and Jesus coming not with a lamb and a shepherd's crook, but with a boulder in each hand to crush the laughter and the snickers, to root out the evil and destroy it screaming- a terrible Jesus of blood and righteousness. And if only she could be His sword and His arm." Part 1: Page 23

"'O Lord,' Mamma declaimed hugely, her head thrown back, 'help this sinning woman beside me here see the sin of her days and ways. Show her that if she had remained sinless the Curse of Blood never...