The Shining

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Quotes from The Shining

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"The maze is both a metaphor and a prison."
Jack Torrance Philosophy
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"This is how it's supposed to be. This is how it has to be."
Jack Torrance
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"A man can only take so much before he snaps."
Jack Torrance Strength
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"Danny has the shining. He's special in ways we don't understand."
Jack Torrance Knowledge
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"Some men are destined for greatness, others for ruin."
Jack Torrance
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"I'm not losing control; I'm gaining it for the first time."
Jack Torrance Change
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"The gold room holds the key to everything."
Jack Torrance
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"Failure is not an option when so much is at stake."
Jack Torrance Perseverance
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"A woman needs to understand her place in the family hierarchy."
Jack Torrance Leadership
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"I'm capable of extraordinary things. Terrible, extraordinary things."
Jack Torrance Power
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"The brain is a beautiful thing when freed from societal constraints."
Jack Torrance Knowledge
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"Every family has its secrets, hidden in the basement."
Jack Torrance Family
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"I came here to find peace, but I found something else entirely."
Jack Torrance Change
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"Redemption is a lie we tell ourselves."
Jack Torrance Truth
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"The hotel is alive, and it's hungry."
Jack Torrance Nature
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"A man has to have a purpose, or what's the point of living?"
Jack Torrance Motivation
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"This place has a way of getting inside your head."
Jack Torrance Power
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"You can run from the past, but it always catches up."
Jack Torrance Time
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"The typewriter is my confessor and my judge."
Jack Torrance Art
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"I never laid a hand on that boy. Never."
Jack Torrance
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"Winter has a way of testing the strongest among us."
Jack Torrance Strength
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"Danny's a very bright boy. Too bright for his own good sometimes."
Jack Torrance
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"A man's potential is unlimited if he's willing to pay the price."
Jack Torrance
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"Love is a chain that binds us to our demons."
Jack Torrance Love
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"I can see things before they happen. The hotel shows me things."
Jack Torrance Power
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"The interview for this job was the easiest thing I've ever done."
Jack Torrance
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"Patience is a virtue, but I've never been virtuous."
Jack Torrance Patience
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"I am Jack's unraveling mind."
Jack Torrance
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"Some doors should never be opened, some paths never walked."
Jack Torrance Wisdom
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"The past is prologue, and I'm writing the next chapter."
Jack Torrance Literature