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Grady Twins: Hello, Danny. Come and play with us. Come and play with us, Danny. Forever... [3 shots of their bloody corpses] ...and ever...and ever. Injured Guest: Great party, isn't it?

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Danny: Do you really want to go and live in that hotel for the winter? Wendy: Sure I do. It'll be lots of fun. Danny: Yeah, I guess so. Anyway, there's hardly anybody to play with around here. Wendy: Yeah, I know. It always takes a little time to make new friends. Danny: Yeah, I guess so. Wendy: What about Tony? He's looking forward to the hotel, I bet. Danny: [as Tony] No I ain't, Mrs. Torrance. Wendy: Now, come on, Tony, don't be silly. Danny: [as Tony] I don't want to go there, Mrs. Torrance. Wendy: Well, how come you don't want to go? Danny: [as Tony] I just don't. Wendy: Well, let's just wait and see. We're all going to have a real good time.

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Ullman: When the place was built in 1907, there was very little interest in winter sports. And this site was chosen for its seclusion and scenic beauty. Jack: [laughs] Well, it's certainly got plenty of that. Ullman: The winters can be fantastically cruel. And the basic idea is to cope with the very costly damage and depreciation which can occur. And this consists mainly of running the boiler, heating different parts of the hotel on a daily, rotating basis, repair damage as it occurs, and doing repairs so that the elements can't get a foothold. Jack: Well, that sounds fine to me. Ullman: Physically, it's not a very demanding job. The only thing that can get a bit trying up here during the winter is the tremendous sense of isolation. Jack: Well, that just happens to be exactly what I'm looking for. I'm outlining a new writing project and, uh, five months of peace is just what I need. Ullman: That's very good, Jack. Because for some people, solitude and isolation can, in itself, become a

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Ullman: I don't suppose they told you anything in Denver about the tragedy we had up here during the winter of 1970? Jack: I don't believe they did. Ullman: Well, my predecessor in this job hired a man named Charles Grady as the winter caretaker. And he came up here with his wife and two little girls — I think they were about eight and ten — and he had a good employment record, good references, and from what I've been told he seemed like a completely normal individual. But at some point during the winter, he must have suffered some kind of complete mental breakdown. He ran amok and he killed his family with an axe. Stacked them neatly in one of the rooms in the West Wing, and then he put both barrels of a shotgun in his mouth. Police thought it was what the old-timers used to call cabin fever; a kind of claustrophobic reaction that can occur when people are shut in together over long periods of time. Jack: Well, that is quite a story. Ullman: [chuckling] Yeah, yeah it is. Oh, it's stil

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Danny: Mr. Hallorann, are you scared of this place? Hallorann: No. I ain't scared of nothing here. It's just that, you know, some places are like people. Some shine and some don't. I guess you could say the Overlook Hotel here has something almost like shining. Danny: Is there something bad here? Hallorann: Well, you know, Doc, when something happens, it can leave a trace of itself behind, say like if someone burns toast. Well, maybe things that happen leave other kinds of traces behind. Not things that anyone else can notice, but things that people who shine can see, just like they can see things that haven't happened yet. Well, sometimes they can see things that happened a long time ago. I think a lot of things happened right here in this hotel over the years, and not all of 'em was good. Danny: What about Room 237? Hallorann: Room 237? Danny: You're scared of Room 237, ain't ya? Hallorann: No I ain't. Danny: Mr. Hallorann, what is in Room 237? Hallorann: Nothing. There ain't nothing

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Wendy: It's really pretty outside. How about taking me for a walk after you've finished your breakfast? Jack: Oh, I suppose I ought to try to do some writing first. Wendy: Any ideas yet? Jack: Lots of ideas. No good ones. Wendy: Well, something'll come. It's just a matter of settling back into the habit of writing every day. Jack: Yeah, that's all it is. Wendy: It's really nice up here, isn't it? Jack: I love it, I really do. I've never been this happy or comfortable anywhere. Wendy: Yeah, it's amazing how fast you get used to such a big place. I tell you, when we first came up here, I thought it was kind of scary. Jack: I fell in love with it right away. When I came up here for my interview, it was as though I'd been here before. I mean, we all have moments of déjà vu, but this was ridiculous. It was almost as though I knew what was going to be around every corner.

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Wendy: Get a lot written today? Jack: Yes. Wendy: Hey! Weather forecast said it's gonna snow tonight! Jack: What do you want me to do about it? Wendy: Aw, come on, hon. Don't be so grouchy. Jack: I'm not being grouchy. I just want to finish my work. Wendy: Okay, I understand. I'll come back later on with a couple of sandwiches for ya, and maybe you'll let me read something then. Jack: 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! Understand? Wendy: Yeah. Jack: All right. We're gonna make a new rule. When I'm in here and you hear me typing, or whether you don't hear me typing, or whatever the fuck you hear me doing in here, when I'm in here, that means that I am working, and that means don't come in! Now, do you think you can handle that? Wendy: Yeah. Jack: Fine. Why don't you start right now and get the fuck outta here? Wendy: Okay.

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Danny: Do you like this hotel? Jack: Yes I do. I love it. Don't you? Danny: I guess so. Jack: Good. I want you to like it here. I wish we could stay here for ever, and ever... and ever. Danny: Dad? Jack: What? Danny: You wouldn't ever hurt Mommy and me, would you? Jack: What do you mean? Did your mother ever say that to you, that I would hurt you? Danny: No, Dad. Jack: Are you sure? Danny: Yes, Dad. Jack: I love you, Danny. I love you more than anything else in the whole world, and I'd never do anything to hurt you, ever. You know that, don't you? Danny: Yes, Dad. Jack: Good.

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Jack: It was the most terrible nightmare I ever had! It's the most horrible dream I ever had! Wendy: It's okay, it's over now. Jack: I dreamed that I—that I killed you and Danny. But I didn't just kill you. I cut you up into little pieces. Oh my God! I must be losing my mind. Wendy: Everything's gonna be all right.

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Jack: Hi, Lloyd. A little slow tonight, isn't it? [laughs] Lloyd: Yes it is, Mr. Torrance. What'll it be? Jack: I'm awfully glad you asked me that, Lloyd. Because I just happen to have two twenties and two tens right here in my wallet. I was afraid they were gonna be there until next April. So here's what: you slip me a bottle of bourbon, a little glass and some ice. You can do that, can't you, Lloyd? You're not too busy, are you? Lloyd: No, sir. I'm not busy at all. Jack: Good man! You set 'em up and I'll knock 'em back, Lloyd. One by one. White man's burden, Lloyd, my man! White man's burden. [checks wallet] Say, Lloyd, it seems I'm temporarily light! How's my credit in this joint, anyway? Lloyd: Your credit's fine, Mr. Torrance. Jack: That's swell. I like you, Lloyd. I always liked you. You were always the best of 'em. Best god-damn bartender from Timbuktu to Portland, Maine. Or Portland, Oregon, for that matter. Lloyd: Thank you for saying so. Jack: Here's to five miserable months

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Wendy: Jack, there's someone else in the hotel with us! There's a crazy woman in one of the rooms! She tried to strangle Danny! Jack: Are you out of your fucking mind? Wendy: No, it's the truth! I swear it! Danny told me! He went up into one of the bedrooms, the door was open, and he saw this crazy woman in the bathtub! She tried to strangle him! Jack: [pause] Which room was it?

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Wendy: Did you find anything? Jack: No, nothing at all. I didn't see one goddamn thing. Wendy: You went into the room Danny said, to 237? Jack: Yes I did. Wendy: And you didn't see anything at all? Jack: Absolutely nothing. How is he? Wendy: He's still asleep. Jack: Good. I'm sure he'll be himself again in the morning. Wendy: Well, are you sure it was the right room? I mean, maybe Danny made a mistake. Jack: He must have gone in that room. The door was open, the lights were on. Wendy: Oh, I just don't understand it. What about those bruises on his neck? Somebody did that to him. Jack: I think he did it to himself. Wendy: No, that's not possible. Jack: Wendy, once you rule out his version of what happened, there is no other explanation, is there? It wouldn't be much different from the episode that he had before we came up here, would it? Wendy: Whatever the explanation is, I think we have to get Danny out of here. Jack: Get him out of here? Wendy: Yes. Jack: You mean just leave the hote

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Jack: Hi, Lloyd. Been away. Now, I'm back. Lloyd: Good evening, Mr. Torrence. It's good to see you. Jack: It's good to be back, Lloyd. Lloyd: What'll it be, sir? Jack: Hair of the dog that bit me. Lloyd: Bourbon on the rocks. Jack: That'll do her! Lloyd: No charge to you, Mr. Torrance. Jack: No charge? Lloyd: Your money's no good here. Orders from the house. Jack: Orders from the house? Lloyd: Drink up, Mr. Torrance. Jack: I'm the kind of man who likes to know who's buying their drinks, Lloyd. Lloyd: It's not a matter that concerns you, Mr. Torrance. At least not at this point. Jack: [pause, then smiles] Anything you say Lloyd! Anything you say.

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Jack: Mr. Grady, you were the caretaker here. I recognize you. I saw your picture in the newspapers. You uh, chopped your wife and daughters up into little bits and then you blew your brains out. Grady: That's strange, sir. I don't have any recollection of that at all. Jack: Mr. Grady, you were the caretaker here. Grady: I'm sorry to differ with you, sir, but you are the caretaker. You've always been the caretaker. I should know, sir. I've always been here.

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Grady: Your son has a very great talent. I don't think you are aware how great it is, but he is attempting to use that very talent against your will. Jack: Well, he is a very willful boy! Grady: Indeed he is, Mr. Torrance. A very willful boy. A rather naughty boy, if I may be so bold, sir. Jack: It's his mother. She uh, interferes. Grady: Perhaps they need a good talking to, if you don't mind my saying so. Perhaps a bit more. My girls, sir, they didn't care for the Overlook at first. One of them actually stole a pack of matches and tried to burn it down, but I corrected them, sir. And when my wife tried to prevent me from doing my duty, I corrected her.

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Jack: I think we should discuss Danny. I think we should discuss what should be done with him. What should be done with him? Wendy: [sobbing] I don't know. Jack: 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: Well... I think... maybe he should be taken to a doctor! Jack: You think "maybe he should be taken to a doctor"? Wendy: Yes! Jack: When do you think "maybe he should be taken to a doctor"? Wendy: As soon as possible! Jack: [mockingly] "As soon as possible"? Wendy: [increasingly scared] Jack! Please! Jack: You believe his health might be at stake. Wendy: Yes! Jack: You are concerned about him. Wendy: Yes! Jack: And are you concerned about me? Wendy: Of course I am! Jack: Of course you are! Ever thought about my responsibilities?! Wendy: Oh, Jack, what are you talking about? Jack: Have you ever had a single moment's thought about my responsibilities?! Have you ever thought for a si

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Jack: [angry] Wendy, listen. Let me out of here and I'll forget the whole damn thing! It'll be just like nothing ever happened. [softens his voice in an attempt to trick her] Wendy, baby, I think you hurt my head real bad. I'm dizzy, I need a doctor. Honey, don't leave me here. Wendy: I'm gonna go now. Jack: Uh... Wendy? Wendy: I'm gonna try and get Danny down to Sidewinder in the Snow Cat. I'll send back a doctor... Jack: Wendy? Wendy: Yes? Jack: You got a big 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. Go! Go check it out! Go check it out!

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Grady: Mr. Torrance, I see you can hardly have taken care of the business we discussed. Jack: No need to rub it in, Mr. Grady. I'll deal with that situation just as soon as I get out of here. Grady: Will you indeed, Mr. Torrance? I wonder. I have my doubts. I and others have come to believe that your heart is not in this, that you haven't the belly for it. Jack: Just give me one more chance to prove it, Mr. Grady. That's all I ask. Grady: Your wife appears to be stronger than we imagined, Mr. Torrance, somewhat more resourceful. She seems to have got the better of you. Jack: For the moment, Mr. Grady. Only for the moment. Grady: I fear you will have to deal with this matter in the harshest possible way, Mr. Torrance. I fear that is the only thing to do. Jack: There's nothing I look forward to with greater pleasure, Mr. Grady. Grady: You give your word on that, do you, Mr. Torrance? Jack: I give you my word.

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Jack: [breaking through the bedroom door with an axe] Wendy, I'm home! Come out. Come out, wherever you are! Wendy: [struggling in the bathroom window] Danny, I can't get out. Run. Run and hide. Run! Quick! Jack: Little pigs, little pigs, let me come in! Not by the hair of your chinny-chin-chin? Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in! [breaks through the bathroom door] Here's Johnny!