剛進獄中時，Red 對 Andy 說：
Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.
Red在關了一輩子，假釋出獄後，他來到Andy所說的大橡樹石塊下，找出Andy寫給他的信，信中Andy寫道：
...Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
在Red搭著公車前往探尋Andy途中，Red迎著進入車窗的風，他默默地告訴自已：
I hope Ican make it across the border.
I hope to see my friend and shake his hand.
I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams.
I hope.
