Quotes from The Shining
she had never dreamed there could be so much pain in a life when there was nothing physically wrong.
She had never dreamed there could be so much pain in a life when there was nothing physically wrong. She hurt all the time. (p.72)
nce, during the drinking phase, Wendy had accused him of desiring his own destruction but not possessing the necessary moral fiber to support a full-blown deathwish. So he manufactured ways in which other people could do it, lopping a piece at a time off himself and their family. (p. 269)
How many times, over how many years, had he—a grown man—asked for the mercy of another chance? He was suddenly so sick of himself, so revolted, that he could have groaned aloud. (p.272)
Of course we're friends...we are both civilized men, aren't we? We've shared bed and board and bottle. We'll always be friends, and the dog collar I have on you will be ignored in mutual consent, and I'll take good and benevolent care of you. All I ask in return is your soul...Remember my talented friend, there are Michelangelos begging everywhere in the streets of Rome... (p. 278)
I believe these stories exist because we sometimes need to create unreal monsters and bogies to stand in for all the things we fear in our real lives… (Introduction)
That truth is that monsters are real, and ghosts are real, too. They live inside us, and sometimes they win. (Introduction, on Jack Torrance)
"Doc," Jack Torrance said. "Run away. Quick. And remember how much I love you."
"No," Danny said.
"Oh Danny, for God's sake—"
"No," Danny said. He took one of his father's bloody hands and kissed it. "Its almost over." (p. 632)
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