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“Remember that hope is a good thing, Red, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”
― The Shawshank Redemption
― The Shawshank Redemption
“I don't have to listen to rumors about a man when I can judge him for myself.”
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
“Anyway, as the old barrelhouse song says, My God, how the money rolled in. Norton must have subscribed to the old Puritan notion that the best way to figure out which folks God favours is by checking their bank acounts.”
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
“They say The Pacific has no memory. That's where I want to live the rest of my life. A warm place with no memory.”
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
“I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. Still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend.”
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
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