Movie Quotes for Andy Dufresne

Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

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You see that’s tax deductible, you can write that off.

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So Moresby prison issued you your gun but you actually had to pay for it.

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I don’t suppose it would help if I told them that I’m not homosexual.

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What I mean is, you don’t seem to be a very good thief, maybe you should try something else.

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They broke the door down before I could take requests.

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Can you get her?

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Anything you put in my mouth you’re gonna lose.

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Dumb-ass? Dumas. You know what it’s about? You’ll like it it’s about a prison break.

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Well they’d have his last known address, names of relatives. It’s a chance, isn’t it.

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I want to know, how the score comes out.

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I was in the path of the tornado…I just didn’t expect the storm would last as long as it has.

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The country club will have his old time cards. Records, W-2s with his name on them. Sir, if I ever get out, I’d never mention what happens here. I’d be just as indictable as you for laundering that money.

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Maybe it’s time for you to switch careers.

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What about you? What are you in here for?

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I could use a good man to help me get my project on wheels. I’ll keep an eye out for you and the chessboard ready. Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. I will be hoping that this letter finds you, and finds you well. Your friend. Andy.

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You know what the Mexicans say about the Pacific?

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I don’t run the scams Red, I just process the profits. Fine line, maybe, but I also built that library and used it to help a dozen guys get their high school diploma. Why do you think the warden lets me do all that?

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If they ever try to trace any of those accounts, they’re gonna end up chasing a figment of my imagination.

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Me? My lawyer fucked me. Everybody’s innocent in here. Didn’t you know that?

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Dear Red. If you’re reading this, you’ve gotten out. And if you’ve come this far, maybe you’re willing to come a little further. You remember the name of the town, don’t you?

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There’s a big hayfield up near Buxton. You know where Buxton is?

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Forget that…there are places in this world that aren’t made out of stone. That there’s something inside…that they can’t get to, that they can’t touch. That’s yours.

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No sir, not especially.

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I have no enemies here.

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I understand you’re a man who knows how to get things.

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It’s my life. Don’t you understand? IT’S MY LIFE!

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Bad luck, I guess. It floats around. It’s got to land on somebody. It was my turn, that’s all. I was in the path of the tornado. I just didn’t expect the storm would last as long as it has.

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One in particular. It’s got a long rock wall with a big oak tree at the north end. It’s like something out of a Robert Frost poem. It’s where I asked my wife to marry me. We went there for a picnic and made love under that oak and I asked and she said yes. Promise me, Red. If you ever get out…find that spot. At the base of that wall, you’ll find a rock that has no earthly business in a Maine hayfield. Piece of black, volcanic glass. There’s something buried under it I want you to have.

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I was just wondering if anybody knew his name.

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It was very bitter. She said she was glad I knew, that she hated all the sneaking around. And she said that she wanted a divorce in Reno.

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I’m done. Everything stops. Get someone else to run your scams.

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You know that wouldn’t matter. With Tommy’s testimony I can get a new trial.

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Sir, he’s telling the truth.

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Oh, I see. Well, why don’t we have a seat and talk it over. Brooks, do you have a piece of paper and a pencil? Thanks. So, Mr. Dekins…

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All right. But you should know that sudden serious brain injury causes the victim to bite down hard. In fact, I hear the bite reflex is so strong they have to pry the victims jaws open with a crowbar.

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Obtuse. Is it deliberate?

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Yeah. The funny thing is – on the outside, I was an honest man, straight as an arrow. I had to come to prison to be a crook.

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I just don’t understand what happened in there.

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Since I am innocent of this crime, sir, I find it decidedly inconvenient that the gun was never found.

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She was beautiful. God I loved her. I just didn’t know how to show it, that’s all. I killed her, Red. I didn’t pull the trigger, but I drove her away. And that’s why she died, because of me.

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Here’s where it makes the most sense. You need it so you don’t forget.

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You’ll have to pry it up…to see.

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I wouldn’t say friends. I’m a convicted murderer who provides sound financial planning – it’s a wonderful pet to have.

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Red. If you ever get out of here, do me a favor.

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Dear Warden, You were right. Salvation lies within.

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You don’t read so well. Uh, we’ll get to that.

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What was his name?

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That’s the beauty of music. They can’t get that from you…Haven’t you ever felt that way about music?

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Get busy living, or get busy dying.

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Chess. Now there’s a game of kings.

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I doubt they’ll kick up any fuss. Not for an old crook like me. PS: tell Heywood I’m sorry I put a knife to his throat. No hard feelings Brooks.

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I read it. You know how to read, you ignorant fuck?

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They say it has no memory. That’s where I want to live the rest of my life. A warm place with no memory.

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How can you be so obtuse?

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