Billy Freeman: "Not many ride the bus this far north. Are you running away from something?"
Danny Torrance: "I'm running away from myself, I guess."
Now, you need to listen to me. The world is a hungry place, a dangerous place, and a dark place. I’ve only met two or three people like us. They died. When I was a kid, I bumped into these things. I don’t know about magic. I always called it the shining.
Doctor Sleep, by Danny TorranceWhen I was a kid, there was a place, a dark place. They closed it down, and let it rot. But the things that live there, they come back.
Doctor Sleep, by Danny Torrance'I changed it. I had to. Do you know why?' She studied him, her eyes grave. 'Because that was then and this is now. Because the past is gone, even though it defines the present.'
Stephen King in Doctor SleepLife was a wheel, its only job was to turn, and it always came back to where it started.
Stephen King in Doctor SleepThe good thing about being old, is you don’t have to worry about dying young.
Stephen King in Doctor SleepDeath was no less a miracle than birth.
Stephen King in Doctor SleepNo great thing is created suddenly.
Stephen King in Doctor SleepFEAR stands for f-ck everything and run.
Stephen King in Doctor SleepFEAR stands for face everything and recover.
Stephen King in Doctor SleepHe had come to believe that life was a series of ironic ambushes.
Stephen King in Doctor SleepSometimes you had to know. Sometimes you had to see.
Stephen King in Doctor Sleep'Want a Coke?' Abra asked. 'Sugar solves lots of problems, that’s what I think.'
Stephen King in Doctor SleepWe're all dying. The world’s just a hospice with fresh air.
Stephen King in Doctor SleepOf course when you were running with the bottom dogs, what you mostly saw were paws, claws, and a-sholes.
Stephen King in Doctor Sleep