Danny Torrance

From: The Shining

384 quotes

"Some doors lead backward, and I chose to go forward."
Change
"I learned that even children can be heroes."
Inspiration
"The Overlook was beautiful, but beauty doesn't make something good."
Wisdom
"I understood that running through a maze in the snow was better than staying inside."
Freedom
"I learned that my voice mattered, even when I was small."
Strength
"The hotel's games always ended in blood."
Truth
"I survived because I was braver than I knew."
Courage
"Some places are haunted by things that never lived."
Philosophy
"I learned that home is where your mother is, not where you sleep."
Family
"The winter taught me that warmth is precious."
Gratitude
"I understood that some escapes are only temporary."
"I learned to question what adults told me to believe."
Wisdom
"The Overlook's invitation was beautiful, but I refused to RSVP."
Power
"I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in."
Fear
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
Work
"Sometimes I have a thought that I shouldn't think about the shining."
Knowledge
"I can see things. Things that haven't happened yet."
Imagination
"The hotel is a place where bad things happen."
Truth
"I'm not scared anymore. I understand now."
Courage
"There's a dark side to every place."
Wisdom
"I know what the grown-ups don't want to say."
Education
"The past lives in these walls."
History
"I can feel it watching us."
Fear
"Some things are better left forgotten."
Peace
"I see the truth in the mirrors."
Truth
"The shine lets me see what others can't."
Knowledge
"I had to come back. The hotel was calling."
Power
"Grown-ups don't understand how clear things are to children."
Wisdom
"I'm not like other kids. I know things."
Imagination
"The hotel keeps what it wants."
Power