Andy Dufresne: 'That's the beauty of music. They can't get that from you..haven't you ever felt that way about music?' Red: 'I played a mean harmonica as a younger man. Lost interest in it though. Didn't make much sense in here.' Andy: 'Here's where it makes the most sense. You need it so you don't forget.' Red: 'Forget?'Andy: '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.' Red: 'What're you talking about?' Andy: 'Hope. .Stephen King
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The prison is a place of hopelessness, where hope is pointless. To Andy, hope is everything. It's what keeps him going all those years in solitary confinement. Hope is the only thing that keeps him from losing his mind. Without hope, he'll go crazy, or worse yet, give up.
Source: Different Seasons
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