A Quote That Could Be Used To Describe The British Media

FATHER MERRIN: [to Father Karras] Especially important is the warning to avoid conversations with the demon. We may ask what is relevant but anything beyond that is dangerous. He is a liar. The demon is a liar. He will lie to confuse us. But he will also mix lies with the truth to attack us. The attack is psychological, Damien, and powerful. So don’t listen to him. Remember that – do not listen.

The Exorcist (1973), scripted by William Peter Blatty, directed by William Friedkin

The main points of note on one set of shelves in the basement of a second hand bookshop

Book cover images going vertically in a rough line, from top to bottom:

  1. Eric Sykes looking heavenward
  2. George Lucas in winter coat on shoot, looking off to the side at a practical effect (he has dark hair)
  3. Steve Bell cartoon politicians cackling among each other and ignoring the viewer, in the manner you’d expect
  4. The sad eyes and fixed smiles of the teenage Olsen Twins, blankly greeting your gaze from Nintendo game cover (notably not a book); Billy Connolly memoir placed to left of that which makes it look like he’s glancing over at the Olsen Twins
  5. Doonesbury character peering cautiously from artists table (which itself has been drawn, or rather painted)
  6. Free standing plug in mains socket with no good purpose (i.e., shop Wi-fi)