One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Book · 6 characters · 622 quotes · 1962

Quotes from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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"Sometimes a man is supposed to do things he don't want to do."
Randle McMurphy Strength
R
"I got to be crazy to be in here, and I ain't crazy."
Randle McMurphy Truth
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"The patients aren't going anywhere. They're all mine."
Nurse Ratched Power
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"Cheswick, you're going to have to make do with what you have."
Nurse Ratched
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"I'm a gambling man, and I like the odds."
Randle McMurphy Courage
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"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence of that world is a form of rebellion."
Billy Bibbit Freedom
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"Medication time. Everybody line up for medication."
Nurse Ratched Power
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"You're not gonna go for that, Cheswick. That's not the way to handle it. You just stay cool."
Randle McMurphy Wisdom
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"I'm not saying I'm a liar, all I'm saying is I ain't never believe in telling the truth when a lie will do just as well."
Randle McMurphy Humor
C
"He was one of us."
Chief Bromden Friendship
C
"That's what freedom means."
Chief Bromden Freedom
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"I came here to live."
Randle McMurphy Life
C
"The fog is gone."
Chief Bromden
C
"He believed in us."
Chief Bromden Hope
C
"We're all in the same boat."
Cheswick Friendship
C
"I remember who I was."
Chief Bromden
C
"He made us human again."
Chief Bromden
C
"This is insanity."
Chief Bromden Truth
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"I was born crazy."
Randle McMurphy
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"The real world is out there."
Randle McMurphy Freedom
C
"He never gave up."
Chief Bromden Perseverance
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"I can't help myself."
Randle McMurphy
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"We were free for a while."
Chief Bromden Freedom
C
"She controlled everything."
Chief Bromden Power
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"There's always a way out."
Randle McMurphy Hope
C
"You got to be crazy to live here."
Cheswick Philosophy
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"I'm a real man."
Randle McMurphy Strength
C
"He saved us."
Chief Bromden Gratitude
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"I'm tired of being afraid."
Chief Bromden Courage
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"The fog lifted."
Chief Bromden