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As they moved on, working their way down, Bowers said suddenly, "You've got the biggest capacity for doing things of any man I know."

"It's a big country. Everything in it's big," Flynn said. "The sun's big, the mountains, the deserts, even the bugs. You got to strain to keep up with it, that's all."

"Better feel lone by hearth, than rock. The shadows hereabouts I know—those in the woods are strangers."

Unbelievable. Mann writes like he directs; curt, to the point, simple, yet full of endless meaning. I CANNOT believe these dialogue scenes. He's writing Pacino like Pacino acts. He knows these characters like they've been in his life forever. Incredible.

Good so far, if a bit simple. I get the feeling that Grisham is trying to paint his protagonist Jake Brigance as somewhat slimy; his love of the spotlight is overriding his feelings about his client’s situation. Maybe it’ll be a whole “and this is how Protagonist got his humility” thing. Hope not! Too simplistic!

Having difficulties with this one. I may have the film too ingrained in me, but I'm not liking how much the characters in the novel understand. The Overlook and Danny's relation to it has been interesting in its mystery, especially in how little Jack and Wendy are "in" on it all, but here, they just.....discuss it. The haunted Overlook, Danny's ability to Shine, all of it. Less intriguing this way.