Daily Dialogue — October 28, 2018

Dick Hallorann: Do you know how I knew your name was ‘Doc’? You know what I’m talking about, don’t you? I can remember when I was a little boy your age… my grandmother and I could hold entire conversations without ever opening our mouths. She called it “shining”. And for a long time I thought it was only the two of us who had the shine… just like you who thought you was the only one. But there are other folks who don’t know it or don’t believe it. How long have you been able to do it?

Danny does not reply.

Dick Hallorann: Why don’t you want to talk about it?
Danny Torrance: I’m not supposed to.
Dick Hallorann: Who says you ain’t supposed to?
Danny Torrance: Tony.
Dick Hallorann: Who’s Tony?
Danny Torrance: Tony’s a little boy who lives in my mouth.
Dick Hallorann: Does Tony tell you things?
Danny Torrance: Yes.
Dick Hallorann: How does he tell you things?
Danny Torrance: It’s like when I go to sleep, he shows me things. But when I wake up, I can’t remember everything.
Dick Hallorann: Does your mom and dad know about Tony?
Danny Torrance: Yes.
Dick Hallorann: Do they know that Tony tells you things?
Danny Torrance: Tony told me never to tell them.
Dick Hallorann: Has Tony ever told you anything about this place? About the Overlook Hotel?
Danny Torrance: I don’t know. I don’t remember.
Dick Hallorann: Now think hard, Doc. Think real hard and try to remember.

— The Shining (1980), screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson, novel by Stephen King

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Kitchen.

Trivia: Danny’s Shining is more powerful than Dick’s in the novel. Danny can get information about someone just by touching them (even though his predictions are sometimes wrong), but Dick believed everyone has a bit of Shining in them. Danny’s Shining can increase and decrease in frequency, but he doesn’t like reading people’s most private thoughts. The Shining can be suppressed by an injection.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Another unusual kitchen scene.