One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

"We were broken long before we came to this place."

"A man needs a cause to believe in, something worth fighting for."

"She runs this ward like a tight ship, and we're all her prisoners."

"You can't escape what you are, no matter how hard you try."

"Cheswick was one of the few men here who still had his courage."

"The Combine doesn't allow for mistakes or imperfection."

"A man's freedom must be fought for every day."

"The ward is a place of rest for us, not punishment."

"I'd rather be a high-priced call girl than a psychopath."

"We are the Combine's most successful product—men with all our edges worn off."

"She's a natural talker—a therapeutic talker."

"I got to say what I think, when I think it. That's the only way a man can be a man."

"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent."

"The Combine is what we're all fightin', and it's a hard fight because you can't put your fingers on it."

"A man who can't take care of himself has no business expectin' to take care of anybody else."

"You're not gonna lose me—I'm just gettin' started."

"I'm a gambling man. A man has to have something to wager."

"That's a lie, and you know it. Jesus, I never seen such a lie in my life."

"The gum machine's the only honest thing in this place."

"A man who won't fight for something is already lost."

"Routine is the enemy of hope."

"The strongest man here is the one who knows he's weak."

"A man's got to make his own choices, even bad ones."

"You can't cure loneliness with pills."

"The real sickness here is the system, not us."

"You've got to laugh or you'll go insane in a place like this."

"The fog descends when they want us sleeping."

"A gambling man knows when to fold and when to hold."

"They medicate us to keep us quiet, not to make us well."

"The system's designed to break your spirit before it breaks your body."