ITunes won't quit, and I can't reboot

I tried accessing the iTunes Store, and it froze in the process. I tried quitting iTunes, but that didn't work. Then I tried to reboot, but got a message saying that iTunes couldn't be closed so I would have to do that before rebooting.
Switching from a Windows PC to a Mac has been challenging to say the least...

the command + option + esc ddnt work on my mac...i tried shutting it down or restarting but the Itunes error keeps showing up...worst the icons on my desktop are gone?? the log-in windows still appears however evrytime im logged in the Itunes error 13014 occurs...How can this error be resolved?? I miss using my Mac for awhile. Anyone can help me? thanks

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