The Shining

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Quotes from The Shining

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"I'm not afraid of anything anymore."
Jack Torrance Courage
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"The cold preserves things that shouldn't be preserved."
Jack Torrance Time
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"I understand perfectly what's happening here."
Jack Torrance Truth
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"A man's ambition defines his worth."
Jack Torrance Success
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"Home is where you make your stand."
Jack Torrance
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"I'm capable of anything when my mind is focused."
Jack Torrance Power
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"The typewriter is my only true companion."
Jack Torrance Art
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"I won't be made a fool of by anyone."
Jack Torrance
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"Sometimes the greatest inspiration comes from darkness."
Jack Torrance Inspiration
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"I've learned more in isolation than I ever did in society."
Jack Torrance Knowledge
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"A man must provide for his family at any cost."
Jack Torrance Work
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"My imagination has always been my greatest strength."
Jack Torrance Imagination
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"You've got to embrace change or it will destroy you."
Jack Torrance Change
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"The ghosts of this place don't care about the living."
Jack Torrance Death
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"I need a release, something to take the pressure off."
Jack Torrance Peace
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"Patience is a virtue I've never possessed."
Jack Torrance Patience
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"I'm going to take my rightful place as caretaker."
Jack Torrance Power
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"A man is free to do what he wants to do."
Jack Torrance Freedom
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"You can't argue with results."
Jack Torrance Success
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"Sometimes I think the hotel itself is alive."
Jack Torrance Nature
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"I realize that I'm not a very good husband and father."
Jack Torrance Family
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"You don't have to look any further than a mirror to see the real enemy."
Jack Torrance Wisdom
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"I'm the one who has to keep things running around here."
Jack Torrance Leadership
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"A writer has to have the guts to say what he feels."
Jack Torrance Courage
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"We're going to have a real good time together."
Jack Torrance Humor
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"This place has a way of getting to you."
Jack Torrance Fear
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"I'm perfectly sane. It's just a little writer's block."
Jack Torrance Motivation
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"A man's got to do what a man's got to do."
Jack Torrance Strength
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"Wendy, I've been naughty. I've been a very naughty boy."
Jack Torrance Truth
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"I just need a little time to myself, that's all."
Jack Torrance Solitude