Jack Torrance

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

"I'm not going to hurt you. I'm just going to bash your brains in."

"Here's Johnny!"

"You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave."

"The world's a hard place, Danny. It don't care how smart you are or how much potential you got."

"A man is the sum of his ambitions."

"We're all pretty crazy, aren't we? In our own special ways."

"I just don't understand why you had to take a job so far away from civilization."

"Writing is a form of self-expression, a way to make sense of chaos."

"Sometimes the past refuses to stay buried."

"A closed door is just an invitation to break it down."

"Family is supposed to be forever, but forever isn't always what we expect."

"The telephone lines are down. We're completely isolated."

"I'm a writer, and writers need material. Real, raw material."

"Wendy, I'm coming to get you!"

"The hotel remembers everything that ever happened within its walls."

"I've always been the caretaker here. I plan to always be the caretaker."

"You can't escape what you are, no matter how far you run."

"A man must provide for his family, no matter the cost."

"Success requires sacrifice. Everything requires sacrifice."

"The monsters are real, and they live inside us all."

"I'm not a bad man. I've just been pushed to my limits."

"This job is an opportunity. A real opportunity for a fresh start."

"Madness isn't a disease; it's clarity without restraint."

"A writer without words is just a man going insane."

"The past is prologue, and I'm writing the next chapter."

"Some doors should never be opened, some paths never walked."

"I am Jack's unraveling mind."

"Patience is a virtue, but I've never been virtuous."

"The interview for this job was the easiest thing I've ever done."