Shawshank redemption quotes rehabilitation

Warden Samuel Norton: Well, let's say for the moment this Blatch does exist. It's not surprising he wouldn't know what a state he put you in.ДЄndy Dufresne: Sir, he's telling the truth. He hears your tale of woe and, quite naturally, wants to cheer you up. Warden Samuel Norton: Well, it's obvious this fellow Williams is impressed with you. What amazes me most is that you were taken in by it. Warden Samuel Norton: I have to say that's the most amazing story I've ever heard. that's the length of five football fields, just shy of half a mile. I mean, seriously, how often do you really look at a mans shoes? Andy crawled to freedom through five hundred yards of shit smelling foulness I can't even imagine, or maybe I just don't want to. Andy did like he was told, buffed those shoes to a high mirror shine. I guess after Tommy was killed, Andy decided he'd been here just about long enough. Turns out Andy's favorite hobby was totin' his wall out into the exercise yard, a handful at a time. Like I said, in prison a man will do most anything to keep his mind occupied. That's all it takes really, pressure, and time. Geology is the study of pressure and time. An ice age here, million years of mountain building there. I imagine it appealed to his meticulous nature. I remember thinking it would take a man six hundred years to tunnel through the wall with it. All they found of him was a muddy set of prison clothes, a bar of soap, and an old rock hammer, damn near worn down to the nub. Red: In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. Because to tell you the truth, I don't give a shit. So you go on and stamp your form, sonny, and stop wasting my time. Rehabilitated? It's just a bullshit word. That kid's long gone, and this old man is all that's left. I want to try to talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. I look back on the way I was then: a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. Not because I'm in here, because you think I should. Red: There's not a day goes by I don't feel regret. What do you really want to know? Am I sorry for what I did? A politician's word, so young fellas like yourself can wear a suit and a tie, and have a job. Red: I know what you think it means, sonny. You know, I don't have any idea what that means.ДЎ967 Parole Hearings Man: Well, it means that you're ready to rejoin society. Red: Rehabilitated? Well, now let me see. 1967 Parole Hearings Man: Ellis Boyd Redding, your files say you've served 40 years of a life sentence.

Shawshank redemption quotes rehabilitation