“We all shine on…” (Instant Karma!, John Lennon)
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– Bravo, zise Hallorann. Scoase un inel cu chei din buzunarul sacoului sau din serj albastru si descuie portbagajul. In timp ce punea valizele inauntru, Danny fu surprins sa-l auda spunand:
– Stralucesti, baiete. Mai mult decat oricare altul pe care l-am intalnit in viata mea. Si implinesc saizeci de ani in ianuarie.
– Hm?
– Ai un talent. Hallorann se intoarse spre el. Intotdeauna am numit talentul asta “stralucire”. Asa ii spunea bunica mea. Si ea il avea. […]
– Numai pe mine m-ai cunoscut?, il intreba pe Hallorann.
Bucatarul rase:
– Nu, copile. Dar tu stralucesti cel mai tare.
– Sunt multi din astia ca mine?
– Nu chiar multi. Dar se intampla sa dai peste ei. Sint o gramada de oameni care au un pic de stralucire. Habar nu au. Dar, ca prin minune, cumpara flori cand sotiile lor sunt suparate, reusesc la examene pentru care nu au invatat, isi dau seama cum se simt oamenii pe care-i intalnesc. Am cunoscut vreo cincizeci, saizeci din astia. Dar numai vreo zece, inclusiv bunica-mea, stiau ca stralucesc.
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Va straluci cand va straluci. (Proverb american)
Shining, Stephen King, p. 106-107
stories are everywhere 
@Chris:
So: this is the part – in the book – where Hallorann tells Danny, before leaving Overlook for the winter, that he’s shining more than any other person he ever met during his lifetime. Then Danny asks Hallorann if he ever met other people like him. Hallorann tells the kid that he met all kind of people who were shining a little bit (compared to Danny’s powerful shining): some bought flowers for their angry wives without having any idea why they were doing that, some others passed exams without learning a thing in advance, some others could somehow sense how or what people around felt. Then Hallorann completes: he met 50, maybe 60 persons like that – shining a little bit. But only 10 of them, including his grandma, knew they were shining.
Stephen King underlined “knew”.
Don’t know why I liked this paragraph so much. Maybe ’cause it reminded me of John Lennon’s song. And – of course – even if i haven’t mentioned it, this is just another post about Stanley Kubrick, in fact. I’m not obsessed. Rrrrrriiiiiiiiiigt!: ))
Obsessing about Stanley Kubrick movies is nothing unusual… at least not in my eyes!!! So I’ve never read King’s The Shining… should I? I know Kubrick took a lot of liberties. And, if I remember correctly, King wasn’t too pleased with the results. I guess that’s why I’ve never given the book a chance: because there’s no way it will live up to Kubrick’s vision!!
that’s pretty much why i avoided it, too. but last week i spotted it in a department store window on my way home and thought to gave it a chance.
people around are watching christmas movies and i’m reading it a horror novel.
and i’m like: “what? at least i’m original!” : ))
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soooooo… i just went ahead and bought The Shining. Unfortunately it’s in english… so I won’t need you to translate the whole thing for me. 😦
I also picked up Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama (I hear it’s his masterpiece!) and a collection of short stories called The End of the World… cool. I love apocalyptic science fiction!
I also picked up an audiobook version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for the long car drive down to Florida… where I’ll join my family for the holidays (absolutely positively no snow. bummer.) I hear great things about the movie… and the reviews of the book look pretty stellar as well!
haven’t read Rendezvous with Rama. buuut… maybe it’s not too late to add it to my Christmas letter. 😀 I’m pretty sure Santa will agree to bring me anything, as long as I ask Timmy(https://gabrielabadica.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/image004.jpg) to help me a little bit with my letter.
Dear Santa, if you leave me a new PC under the tree and Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama, I will give you the antidote to the poison I put in the milk. Thanks, Gabi. 😀
And I’m sure Timmy will help you, too, if you decide to ask for a little snow to Santa. 😀
ps: let me know how were “The End of the World” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”. 🙂
ps 2: Crăciun fericit! = Merry Christmas. In case you have any Romanian friends and want to make them fall off the chair. ; )
Crăciun fericit!!!
Mulţumesc mult. Crăciun fericit şi ţie!
Thank you so much. Merry Christmas to you, too! 🙂
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OC1-4fY2frQ/S_x7C7gckQI/AAAAAAAAARA/0ytCwsfpz9Y/s320/Fall+off+Chair.jpg 😀