One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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Quotes from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

C
"The silence here is deafening."
Chief Bromden Solitude
C
"I walked away a different man."
Chief Bromden Change
C
"The ward is designed to break you down."
Chief Bromden Fear
C
"We were like sleeping giants."
Chief Bromden
R
"You're going to have to fight for your rights."
Randle McMurphy Courage
C
"The fog is what makes everything unreal."
Chief Bromden
B
"I don't belong in here."
Billy Bibbit Truth
C
"He was bigger than all of us."
Chief Bromden Strength
C
"The medication keeps us docile."
Chief Bromden Power
C
"I need a way out of here."
Cheswick Hope
C
"The day room is where we are monitored."
Chief Bromden
C
"He showed us what freedom looks like."
Chief Bromden Inspiration
C
"Nobody wants to start a revolution around here."
Chief Bromden Fear
R
"I came to help you guys."
Randle McMurphy Motivation
C
"Everything the Combine controls is a trap."
Chief Bromden Fear
C
"They've got everything: doctor, day room, medication."
Cheswick
R
"I'm not a performing seal."
Randle McMurphy Freedom
C
"He made us feel like we were men."
Chief Bromden Leadership
N
"The shock shop and medication—that's what really cures."
Nurse Ratched Power
N
"Boisterous laughter can't be permitted."
Nurse Ratched
N
"The machinery is running perfectly now."
Nurse Ratched
C
"He broke the spell."
Chief Bromden Freedom
C
"We're all in here because we lost."
Cheswick
C
"The fog never comes in till late afternoon."
Chief Bromden Nature
C
"Everybody on the ward is a little bit crazy."
Chief Bromden Wisdom
R
"I'm a gambling man."
Randle McMurphy Adventure
N
"You think you're smarter than me."
Nurse Ratched
C
"He was the only one who could beat the Combine."
Chief Bromden Courage
C
"I been crazy."
Chief Bromden Truth
C
"The Acutes aren't really nuts. They're just where they landed when they got tired of the outside."
Chief Bromden Philosophy