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I like you, Lloyd. I always liked you. You were always the best of them.

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You think 'maybe' he should be taken to a doctor?

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No need to rub it in, Mr. Grady.

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.. when I'm in here, that means that I am working, that means don't come in. Now, do you think you can handle that?

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I and others have come to a belief, that your heart is not in this. That you don't have the belly for it.

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Of course you are! Have you ever thought about my responsibilities?

#f31f6246 / read by Nikhil-91

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.. and that I have signed a letter of agreement, a 'contract,' in which I have accepted that responsibility?

#f2c160ec / read by Nikhil-91

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Here's to five miserable months on the wagon, and all the irreparable harm it has caused me.

#efa9e55e / read by Nikhil-91

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Well... you know Doc, when something happens it can leave a trace of itself behind.

#edd4d397 / read by Nikhil-91

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Somewhat more... resourceful. She seems to have got the better of you.

#ea17e0d4 / read by Nikhil-91

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What flavor ice cream do you want?

#df63fc57 / read by Nikhil-91

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I just wanna go back to my room!

#deb671ac / read by Akanksha-14

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And he had a good employment record, good references, and from what I've been told he seemed like a completely normal individual.

#de96b548 / read by Nikhil-91

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Your son has a very great talent. I don't think you are aware how great it is.

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Mr. Grady, you were the caretaker here. I recognize ya. I saw your picture in the newspapers.

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Nothing! There ain't nothing in Room 237. But you ain't got no business going in there anyway.

#d4c3b46d / read by Nikhil-91

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So, stay out of Room 237. You understand? Stay out!

#d2eb0870 / read by Akanksha-14

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Here's Johnny!

#cf7bdff6 / read by Nikhil-91

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Best goddamned bartender from Timbuktu to Portland, Maine. Or Portland, Oregon, for that matter.

#cf7abb7c / read by Nikhil-91

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And he came up here with his wife and two little girls, I think were eight and ten.

#ce47c4c5 / read by Akanksha-14

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Stacked them neatly in one of the rooms in the West wing and then he, he put both barrels of a shot gun in his mouth.

#caba68b6 / read by Nikhil-91

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Well you can rest assured, Mr. Ullman, that's not going to happen with me.

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Some places are like people: some shine and some don't.

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They were a party of settlers in covered-wagon times. They got snowbound one winter in the mountains. They had to resort to cannibalism in order to stay alive.

#c9c347ec / read by Nikhil-91

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Fine. Then we're going to make a new rule.

#c98d6df5 / read by Nikhil-91

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Have you ever had a single moment's thought about my responsibilities?

#c11fe7c3 / read by Nikhil-91

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I feel you will have to deal with this matter in the harshest possible way, Mr. Torrance.

#be49b48a / read by Akanksha-14

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Your wife appears to be stronger than we imagined, Mr. Torrance.

#bad1fb22 / read by Akanksha-14

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_Women_: can't live with them, can't live without them.

#b66be30b / read by Akanksha-14

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I think we should discuss what should be done with him. What should be done with him?

#b2caba00 / read by Akanksha-14

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Don't worry, Mom. I know all about cannibalism. I saw it on TV.

#b2516252 / read by Akanksha-14

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The only thing that can get a bit trying up here during the winter is, uh, a tremendous sense of isolation.

#b187c1c1 / read by Nikhil-91

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You're scared of Room 237, ain't you?

#b1181257 / read by Akanksha-14

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Well, I'm very confused, and I just need time to think things over!

#affcfc50 / read by Akanksha-14

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_Have you_ ever thought, for a single solitary moment about my responsibilities to my employers?

#af277689 / read by Akanksha-14

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That he is attempting to use that very talent against your will.

#acab17a9 / read by Akanksha-14

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You, uh, chopped your wife and daughters up into little bits. And then you blew your brains out.

#aa10660f / read by Akanksha-14

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Well, let's just wait and see. We're all going to have a real good time.

#a7a53a24 / read by Akanksha-14

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Your son has quite an extraordinary talent. I don't think you realise how extraordinary it is.

#a72b421c / read by Akanksha-14

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The loser has to keep America clean!

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For the moment, Mr. Grady. Only for the moment.

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She's a confirmed ghost story and horror film addict.

#a3d22ad4 / read by Akanksha-14

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Wendy, listen. Let me out of here and I'll forget the whole damn thing! It'll be just like nothing ever happened.

#9f1da4b9 / read by Teja-84

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Well he looks like a Doc to me.

#9d6b14a8 / read by Akanksha-14

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Do you have the slightest idea what a 'moral and ethical principal' is? Do you?

#98a44ebd / read by Akanksha-14

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Do you really want to go and live in that hotel for the winter?

#9412e720 / read by Akanksha-14

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And as far as my wife is concerned, I'm sure she'll be absolutely fascinated when l tell her.

#925b0634 / read by Teja-84

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Does it matter to you at all that the owners have placed their complete confidence and 'trust' in me ..

#91983723 / read by Akanksha-14

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Wendy, I'm home.

#9130117a / read by Teja-84

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_I said_, I'm _not_ gonna hurt ya. I'm just going to bash your brains in!

#8e44cdb7 / read by Akanksha-14

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But at some point during the winter, he must have suffered some kind of a complete mental breakdown.

#8ab249fb / read by Akanksha-14

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Yeah. It's amazing how fast you get used to such a big place.

#88b9e58b / read by Teja-84

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Not things anyone can notice, but things that only people with shine can see.

#83972ef2 / read by Akanksha-14

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Wendy, baby, I think you hurt my head real bad. I'm dizzy, I need a doctor. Honey, don't leave me here.

#822ddd8a / read by Teja-84

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Words of wisdom, Lloyd my man. Words of wisdom.

#80926bc1 / read by Teja-84

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I fell in love with it right away. When I came up here from my interview, it was as though I had been here before.

#7fb18b23 / read by Akanksha-14

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Well, something'll come. It's just a matter of settling back into the habit of writing every day.

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There's nothing I look forward to with greater pleasure, Mr. Grady.

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See, it's okay. He saw it on the television.

#7cacf104 / read by Teja-84

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You've had your whole fucking life to think things over, what good's a few minutes more gonna do you now?

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Yeah, I know. It always takes a little time to make new friends.

#7b3ba320 / read by Teja-84

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You didn't let me finish my sentence.

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My predecessor in this job left a man named Charles Grady as the Winter caretaker.

#78bf4d0e / read by Teja-84

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Yeah, I guess so. Anyway, there's hardly anybody to play with around here.

#76a03777 / read by Akanksha-14

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A rather naughty boy, if I may be so bold, sir.

#760d3cff / read by Teja-84

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You think his health might be at stake.

#71f6df64 / read by Teja-84

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Some shine and some don't. It's just that the Overlook Hotel has something like 'shining'.

#712c1d5f / read by Subhajit-81

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I mean, we all have moments of deja vu, but this was ridiculous.

#70f7559a / read by Subhajit-81

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I'm outlining a new writing project and, uh, five months of peace is just what I want.

#706e5d36 / read by Teja-84

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That's very good Jack, because, uh, for some people, solitude and isolation can, of itself become a problem.

#6f49a8a1 / read by Subhajit-81

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Yeah it is. It's still hard for me to believe it happened here. It did, and I think you can appreciate why I wanted to tell you about it.

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Doc. You just called Danny Doc twice now. We call him that sometimes like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons.

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And this site was chosen for its seclusion and scenic beauty.

#670f2e41 / read by Subhajit-81

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Well obviously some people can be put off by staying alone in a place where something like that actually happened.

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And when my wife tried to prevent me from doing my duty, I 'corrected' her.

#5f84af39 / read by Subhajit-81

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Stop swingin' the bat. Put the bat down, Wendy. Wendy? Give me the bat...

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You're distracting me, and it will then take me time to get back to where I was. Understand?

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He is a very willful boy.

#58d62286 / read by Subhajit-81

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Perhaps they need a good talking to, if you don't mind my saying so. Perhaps a bit more.

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Maybe, but I don't remember calling him that since I came here.

#53deba50 / read by Subhajit-81

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Little pigs, little pigs, let me come in. Not by the hair of your chiny-chin-chin?

#52fb9549 / read by VIVEK-96

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When the place was built in 1907, there was very little interest in winter sports.

#51128539 / read by Subhajit-81

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Hello, Danny. Come and play with us. Come and play with us, Danny. Forever... and ever... and ever.

#50155604 / read by Teja-84

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Wendy? Darling? Light, of my life. I'm not gonna hurt ya.

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Wendy, let me explain something to you.

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White Man's Burden, Lloyd, my man! White Man's Burden.

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Well then I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in.

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Has it ever occurred to you that I have agreed to look after the Overlook Hotel until May the first.

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I think a lot of things happened in this particular hotel over the years... and not all of them was good.

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Whenever I'm in here and you hear me typing or whether you don't hear me typing, whatever the fuck you hear me doing ..

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Physically, it's not a very demanding job.

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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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Say like... it's when someone burns toast. When some things happen, it can leave other traces behind.

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Has it ever occurred to you what would happen to my future, if I were to fail to live up to my responsibilities?

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Just like they can see things that haven't happened yet, sometimes they can see things that happened a long time ago.

#3206ca20 / read by Nikhil-91

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Larry, just between you and me, we got a very serious problem with the people taking care of the place.

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Your money is no good here. Orders from the house.

#2eea4dcb / read by VIVEK-96

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I'm not gonna hurt you.

#2d5c9e97 / read by Subhajit-81

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Four presidents, movie stars... All the best people.

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I don't suppose they told you anything in Denver about the tragedy we had in the Winter of 1970.

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The most terrible nightmare I ever had. It's the most horrible dream I ever had.

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I dreamed that I, that I killed you and Danny. But I didn't just kill ya.

#20ba1d72 / read by Subhajit-81

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I'm the kind of man who likes to know who's buying their drinks, Lloyd.

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Indeed he is, Mr. Torrance. A very willful boy.

#2003d499 / read by Nikhil-91

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I cut you up in little pieces. Oh my God. I must be losing my mind.

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I love it. I really do. I've never been this happy, or comfortable anywhere.

#1fbd24bd / read by Subhajit-81

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That's strange, sir. I don't have any recollection of that at all.

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Things could be better, Lloyd. Things could be a whole lot better.

#1af50160 / read by Subhajit-81

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It's really pretty outside. How about taking me out for a walk after you finish your breakfast?

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I think you have some very definite ideas about what should be done with Danny and I'd like to know what they are.

#14345be2 / read by Nikhil-91

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Mr. Torrance, I see you can hardly have taken care of the business we discussed.

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It's just like pictures in a book, Danny. It isn't real.

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It's okay, it's okay now. Really.

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Did you know, Mr. Torrance, that your son is attempting to bring an outside party into this situation? Did you know that?

#071b7ffd / read by Nikhil-91

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Good. I want you to like it here. I wish we could stay here forever... and ever... and ever.

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One of them actually stole a pack of matches, and tried to burn it down. But I 'corrected' them sir.

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I certainly can and I also understand why your people in Denver left it for you to tell me.

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A kind of claustrophobic reaction which can occur when people are shut in together over long periods of time.

#01d1e48b / read by Nikhil-91

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The police thought that it was what the old-timers used to call cabin fever.

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