Memorable Quotes from Richard Johnson
9 quotesConfronting the House's Unseen Presence
Dr. John Markway
You wait here, Grace. I'll go in and get your things, and then call the police.
Grace Markway
No, no, no! No one must go back into that house again. Whatever's there might...
Dr. John Markway
I'll be all right. The house has what it wants... for a while.
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Humor Amidst Evolutionary Reflection
Dr. John Markway
It has taken 60 million years to develop the carnivorous biped you see before you, Luke Sanderson.
Theodora
Let's see what kind of martinis it makes.
Luke Sanderson
They should be pretty good. I majored in them at college.
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The Mystery of Hill House Awaits Exploration
Dr. John Markway
An evil old house, the kind some people call haunted, is like an undiscovered country waiting to be explored. Hill House had stood for 90 years and might stand for 90 more. Silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there... walked alone.
[voice-over]
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Discussion in the Haunting House
Dr. John Markway
Why aren't you upstairs?
Luke Sanderson
I needed a drink.
Dr. John Markway
Grace!
Luke Sanderson
Wait a minute! It's nowhere near the nursery... it's down here.
Theodora
Seems we've been on this kick before.
Eleanor Lance
Next vacation I must really go somewhere else!
Eleanor Lance
It knows my name, this time it knows my name!
[thinking; voice-over]
Dr. John Markway
I have to go out there.
Eleanor Lance
No, No! It hasn't hurt me. Why should it hurt her?
[shouting]
Dr. John Markway
She might try to do something about it!
Eleanor Lance
Is it over, Theo? Is it?
Theodora
No, I'm still cold. It's going to start everything all over again!
Eleanor Lance
It can't get in! It can't get in! Don't let it get in!
[screaming]
Eleanor Lance
God, it knows I'm here!
[whimpering]
Luke Sanderson
Doc... I'll let you have the house cheap!
Eleanor Lance
Go on and on and come back again until it finds me! On and on and on until it finds me!
[thinking to herself; voice-over]
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The Nature of the House's Evil
Dr. John Markway
It was an evil house from the beginning - a house that was born bad.
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Consequences of Perception and Reality
Theodora
You've got foolishness and wickedness all mixed up.
Grace Markway
Didn't you see me?
Dr. John Markway
No, but Eleanor did and it nearly killed her.
Theodora
It DID kill her, seeing her's what made her crash the car.
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Deciding the Right Door to Enter
Dr. John Markway
Now. Which door?
Theodora
That one.
[pointing to her right]
Dr. John Markway
Wrong. I've studied the map, it's this one.
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The Dangers of a Closed Mind
Dr. John Markway
A closed mind is the worst defense against the supernatural... If it happens to you, your liable to have that shut door in your mind ripped right off it's hinges!
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The Reality of the Supernatural
Dr. John Markway
Look, I know the supernatural is something that isn't supposed to happen, but it does happen.
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