The Shining Quotes
Dick Hallorann: We've got canned fruits and vegetables, canned fish and meats, hot and cold syrups, Post Toasties, Corn Flakes, Sugar Puffs, Rice Krispies, Oatmeal... and Cream of Wheat. You got a dozen jugs of black molasses, we got sixty boxes of dried milk, thirty twelve-pound bags of sugar... Now we got dried peaches, dried apricots, dried raisins and dried prunes. [Then, telepathically to Danny]
Dick Hallorann: How'd you like some ice cream, Doc?
Dick Hallorann: How'd you like some ice cream, Doc?
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Jack Torrance: I like you, Lloyd. I always liked you. You were always the best of them. Best goddamned bartender from Timbuktu to Portland, Maine. Or Portland, Oregon, for that matter.
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Dick Hallorann : Mrs. Torrance, your husband inroduced you as Winifred. Now, are you a Winnie or a Freddy?
Wendy Torrance : I'm a Wendy.
Dick Hallorann : Oh. That's nice, that's the prettiest.
Wendy Torrance : I'm a Wendy.
Dick Hallorann : Oh. That's nice, that's the prettiest.
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Wendy Torrance : [ crying ] Stay away from me.
Jack Torrance : Why?
Wendy Torrance : I just wanna go back to my room!
Jack Torrance : Why?
Wendy Torrance : Well, I'm very confused, and I just need time to think things over!
Jack Torrance : You've had your whole FUCKING LIFE to think things over, what good's a few minutes more gonna do you now?
Wendy Torrance : Please! Don't hurt me!
Jack Torrance : I'm not gonna hurt you.
Wendy Torrance : Stay away from me!
Jack Torrance : Wendy? Darling? Light, of my life. I'm not gonna hurt ya. You didn't let me finish my sentence. I said, I'm not gonna hurt ya. I'm just going to bash your brains in. [ Wendy gasps ]
Jack Torrance : Gonna bash 'em right the fuck in! ha ha ha
Wendy Torrance : Stay away from me! Don't hurt me!
Jack Torrance : [ sarcastically ] I'm not gonna hurt ya...
Wendy Torrance : Stay away! Stop it!
Jack Torrance : Stop swingin' the bat. Put the bat down, Wendy. Wendy? Give me the bat...
Jack Torrance : Why?
Wendy Torrance : I just wanna go back to my room!
Jack Torrance : Why?
Wendy Torrance : Well, I'm very confused, and I just need time to think things over!
Jack Torrance : You've had your whole FUCKING LIFE to think things over, what good's a few minutes more gonna do you now?
Wendy Torrance : Please! Don't hurt me!
Jack Torrance : I'm not gonna hurt you.
Wendy Torrance : Stay away from me!
Jack Torrance : Wendy? Darling? Light, of my life. I'm not gonna hurt ya. You didn't let me finish my sentence. I said, I'm not gonna hurt ya. I'm just going to bash your brains in. [ Wendy gasps ]
Jack Torrance : Gonna bash 'em right the fuck in! ha ha ha
Wendy Torrance : Stay away from me! Don't hurt me!
Jack Torrance : [ sarcastically ] I'm not gonna hurt ya...
Wendy Torrance : Stay away! Stop it!
Jack Torrance : Stop swingin' the bat. Put the bat down, Wendy. Wendy? Give me the bat...
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[ Past guests at the Overlook Hotel ]
Stuart Ullman : Four presidents, movie stars...
Wendy Torrance : Royalty?
Stuart Ullman : All the best people.
Stuart Ullman : Four presidents, movie stars...
Wendy Torrance : Royalty?
Stuart Ullman : All the best people.
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Lloyd : Women. Can't live with them, can't live without them.
Jack Torrance : Words of wisdom, Lloyd, my man. Words of wisdom.
Jack Torrance : Words of wisdom, Lloyd, my man. Words of wisdom.
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[ about Wendy ]
Delbert Grady : I feel you will have to deal with this matter in the harshest possible way, Mr. Torrance.
Jack Torrance : There's nothing I look forward to with greater pleasure, Mr. Grady.
Delbert Grady : I feel you will have to deal with this matter in the harshest possible way, Mr. Torrance.
Jack Torrance : There's nothing I look forward to with greater pleasure, Mr. Grady.
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Jack Torrance : You WERE the caretaker here, Mr. Grady.
Delbert Grady : No sir, YOU are the caretaker. You've always been the caretaker. I ought to know: I've always been here.
Delbert Grady : No sir, YOU are the caretaker. You've always been the caretaker. I ought to know: I've always been here.
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[ Jack is trying to kill Wendy ]
Jack Torrance : Do you have the slightest idea what a moral and ethical principle is? Do you?
Jack Torrance : Do you have the slightest idea what a moral and ethical principle is? Do you?
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Lloyd : What will you be drinking, sir?
Jack Torrance : Hair of the dog that bit me, Lloyd.
Jack Torrance : Hair of the dog that bit me, Lloyd.
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Jack Torrance : Wendy, let me explain something to you. Whenever you come in here and interrupt me, you're breaking my concentration. You're distracting me. And it will then take me time to get back to where I was. You understand?
Wendy Torrance : Yeah.
Jack Torrance : Now, we're going to make a new rule. When you come in here and you hear me typing [ types ]
Jack Torrance : or whether you DON'T hear me typing, or whatever the FUCK you hear me doing; when I'm in here, it means that I am working, THAT means don't come in. Now, do you think you can handle that?
Wendy Torrance : Yeah.
Jack Torrance : Good. Now why don't you start right now and get the fuck out of here? Hm?
Wendy Torrance : Yeah.
Jack Torrance : Now, we're going to make a new rule. When you come in here and you hear me typing [ types ]
Jack Torrance : or whether you DON'T hear me typing, or whatever the FUCK you hear me doing; when I'm in here, it means that I am working, THAT means don't come in. Now, do you think you can handle that?
Wendy Torrance : Yeah.
Jack Torrance : Good. Now why don't you start right now and get the fuck out of here? Hm?
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Danny Torrance : Mom?
Wendy Torrance : Yeah?
Danny Torrance : Do you really want to go and live in that hotel for the winter?
Wendy Torrance : Sure I do. It'll be lots of fun.
Danny Torrance : Yeah, I guess so. Anyway, there's hardly anybody to play with around here.
Wendy Torrance : Yeah, I know. It always takes a little time to make new friends.
Danny Torrance : Yeah, I guess so.
Wendy Torrance : What about Tony? He's lookin' forward to the hotel, I bet.
Danny Torrance : [ Moving his finger to speak as "Tony" ] No he isn't, Mrs. Torrance.
Wendy Torrance : Now come on, Tony, don't be silly.
Danny Torrance : [ as Tony ] I don't want to go there, Mrs. Torrance.
Wendy Torrance : Well, how come you don't want to go?
Danny Torrance : [ as Tony ] I just don't.
Wendy Torrance : Well, let's just wait and see. We're all going to have a real good time.
Wendy Torrance : Yeah?
Danny Torrance : Do you really want to go and live in that hotel for the winter?
Wendy Torrance : Sure I do. It'll be lots of fun.
Danny Torrance : Yeah, I guess so. Anyway, there's hardly anybody to play with around here.
Wendy Torrance : Yeah, I know. It always takes a little time to make new friends.
Danny Torrance : Yeah, I guess so.
Wendy Torrance : What about Tony? He's lookin' forward to the hotel, I bet.
Danny Torrance : [ Moving his finger to speak as "Tony" ] No he isn't, Mrs. Torrance.
Wendy Torrance : Now come on, Tony, don't be silly.
Danny Torrance : [ as Tony ] I don't want to go there, Mrs. Torrance.
Wendy Torrance : Well, how come you don't want to go?
Danny Torrance : [ as Tony ] I just don't.
Wendy Torrance : Well, let's just wait and see. We're all going to have a real good time.
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Jack Torrance : What are you doing down here?
Wendy Torrance : [ sobbing ] I just wanted to talk to you.
Jack Torrance : Okay, let's talk. What do you wanna talk about?
Wendy Torrance : I can't really remember.
Jack Torrance : You can't remember... Maybe it was about... Danny? Maybe it was about him. I think we should discuss Danny. I think we should discuss what should be done with him. What should be done with him?
Wendy Torrance : I don't know.
Jack Torrance : I don't think that's true. I think you have some very definite ideas about what should be done with Danny and I'd like to know what they are.
Wendy Torrance : Well, I think... maybe... he should be taken to a doctor.
Jack Torrance : You think "maybe" he should be taken to a doctor?
Wendy Torrance : Yes.
Jack Torrance : "When" do you think "maybe" he should be taken to a doctor?
Wendy Torrance : As soon as possible.
Jack Torrance : [ mocking/imitating her ] As soon as possible.
Wendy Torrance : Jack! What are... you...
Jack Torrance : You think his health might be at stake.
Wendy Torrance : Y-Yes!
Jack Torrance : You are concerned about him.
Wendy Torrance : Yes!
Jack Torrance : And are you concerned about ME?
Wendy Torrance : Of course I am!
Jack Torrance : Of course you are! Have you ever thought about my responsibilities?
Wendy Torrance : Oh Jack, what are you talking about?
Jack Torrance : Have you ever had a SINGLE MOMENT'S THOUGHT about my responsibilities? Have you ever thought, for a single solitary moment about my responsibilities to
Wendy Torrance : [ sobbing ] I just wanted to talk to you.
Jack Torrance : Okay, let's talk. What do you wanna talk about?
Wendy Torrance : I can't really remember.
Jack Torrance : You can't remember... Maybe it was about... Danny? Maybe it was about him. I think we should discuss Danny. I think we should discuss what should be done with him. What should be done with him?
Wendy Torrance : I don't know.
Jack Torrance : I don't think that's true. I think you have some very definite ideas about what should be done with Danny and I'd like to know what they are.
Wendy Torrance : Well, I think... maybe... he should be taken to a doctor.
Jack Torrance : You think "maybe" he should be taken to a doctor?
Wendy Torrance : Yes.
Jack Torrance : "When" do you think "maybe" he should be taken to a doctor?
Wendy Torrance : As soon as possible.
Jack Torrance : [ mocking/imitating her ] As soon as possible.
Wendy Torrance : Jack! What are... you...
Jack Torrance : You think his health might be at stake.
Wendy Torrance : Y-Yes!
Jack Torrance : You are concerned about him.
Wendy Torrance : Yes!
Jack Torrance : And are you concerned about ME?
Wendy Torrance : Of course I am!
Jack Torrance : Of course you are! Have you ever thought about my responsibilities?
Wendy Torrance : Oh Jack, what are you talking about?
Jack Torrance : Have you ever had a SINGLE MOMENT'S THOUGHT about my responsibilities? Have you ever thought, for a single solitary moment about my responsibilities to
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[ Repeated line ]
Jack Torrance : [ as he chases his son with an ax ] Danny, I'm coming!
Jack Torrance : [ as he chases his son with an ax ] Danny, I'm coming!
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Wendy Torrance : I'm gonna go now.
Jack Torrance : Wendy?
Wendy Torrance : I'm gonna try and get Danny down to Sidewinder in the Snow Cat. I'll send back a doctor...
Jack Torrance : Wendy?
Wendy Torrance : Yes?
Jack Torrance : You got a biiiig surprise coming to you. You're not going anywhere. Go check out the Snow Cat and the radio and you'll see what I mean. Go check it out.
Jack Torrance : Wendy?
Wendy Torrance : I'm gonna try and get Danny down to Sidewinder in the Snow Cat. I'll send back a doctor...
Jack Torrance : Wendy?
Wendy Torrance : Yes?
Jack Torrance : You got a biiiig surprise coming to you. You're not going anywhere. Go check out the Snow Cat and the radio and you'll see what I mean. Go check it out.
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Delbert Grady : [ referring to Jack murdering his wife and son ] Mr. Torrance, I see you can hardly have taken care of the business we discussed.
Jack Torrance : No need to rub it in, Mr. Grady.
Jack Torrance : No need to rub it in, Mr. Grady.
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Delbert Grady : [ to Jack, who's locked in the pantry ] Your wife appears to be stronger than we imagined, Mr. Torrance. Somewhat more... resourceful. She seems to have got the better of you.
Jack Torrance : For the moment, Mr. Grady. Only for the moment.
Jack Torrance : For the moment, Mr. Grady. Only for the moment.
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Dick Hallorann : What flavor ice cream do you want?
Danny Torrance : Chocolate.
Dick Hallorann : Then chocolate it shall be.
Danny Torrance : Chocolate.
Dick Hallorann : Then chocolate it shall be.
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[ first lines ]
Jack Torrance : Hi, I've got an appointment with Mr. Ullman. My name is Jack Torrance.
Jack Torrance : Hi, I've got an appointment with Mr. Ullman. My name is Jack Torrance.
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