How we cite our quotes: (Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Given a second chance I would not do it again, but I'm not sure that means I am rehabilitated." (2)
We're actually pretty sure it does, Red. He recognizes that what he did was wrong and he wouldn't do it again if he had another chance. Prison seems to have changed him for the better, in this case at least.
Quote #2
"If enough people want you to remember something, that can be a pretty powerful persuader." (25)
Andy's talking about witnesses at his trial here and how memory can change and transform when people apply pressure. "Pressure" becomes a pretty strong agent of transformation, as we'll see.
Quote #3
"So, yeah-if you asked me to give you a flat-out answer to the question of whether I'm trying to tell you about a man or a legend that got made up around the man, like a pearl around a little piece of grit-I'd have to say that the answer lies somewhere in between." (193)
In this case, the transformation we see here reminds us how slow change comes in Shawshank: It moves at a glacial pace and can sometimes take years, like a pearl forming in a shell.