How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Shining.
Quote #7
HALLORANN: And for a long time I thought it was just the two of us that had the shine to us.
For much of his life, Hallorann didn't think that anyone but his grandmother and him could talk just by using their minds. But as he found out in later years, there are some rare people like Danny who have this same ability. Just go ahead an add "mind reading" to the list of all the strange stuff that happens in this movie.
Quote #8
HALLORANN: Just like you probably thought you was the only one. But there are other folks, though mostly they don't know it, or don't believe it.
Hallorann wants Danny to know that other people have the "shining" the same way he does. Hallorann knows it can feel lonely when you have a skill that no one else does and there's no one to talk to about it. But Danny is still scared to talk about the shining with a stranger.
Quote #9
DANNY: It's like I go to sleep, and he shows me things but when I wake up, I can't remember everything.
When Danny finally talks about his "friend" Tony, he says that Tony speaks to him by showing him things like images in a movie. But Danny always has trouble remembering what he's seen when Tony is finished speaking. It's almost as if he blacks out and Tony takes over during these moments.