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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"Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing."
Randle McMurphy Humor
N
"You've been with us quite a while now, Mr. Cheswick. Don't you think it's time you made an effort to be a little more cooperative?"
Nurse Ratched
C
"I'm not saying they're not just as powerful, but they are different. It's just hard to talk about."
Chief Bromden Power
C
"In the end, we're all just trying to survive."
Chief Bromden
C
"I remember when I could think for myself."
Chief Bromden
C
"I can't tell anymore what's real and what's the fog."
Chief Bromden
C
"I wonder if anyone out there remembers we exist."
Chief Bromden Solitude
N
"The medication keeps you calm, and calm is good."
Nurse Ratched
B
"I've learned more about myself here than I ever wanted to know."
Billy Bibbit Knowledge
C
"Sometimes I forget whether I'm hearing voices or thinking."
Chief Bromden
C
"That man had more guts than all of us combined."
Cheswick Courage
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"I'm not sick—I'm just not like you."
Randle McMurphy Truth
C
"He showed us that resistance was possible."
Chief Bromden Courage
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"Rules exist to protect the weak from themselves."
Nurse Ratched
C
"I can't remember my own mother's face."
Chief Bromden
C
"That fishing trip was the last free thing he ever did."
Chief Bromden Freedom
C
"I've been here longer than I can remember."
Chief Bromden Time
C
"The fog makes everything unclear."
Chief Bromden
N
"Medication is a form of love, in a way."
Nurse Ratched Wisdom
C
"I liked being strapped in—at least I knew where I stood."
Cheswick
C
"That man's gonna get us all put in the Disturbed Ward."
Cheswick Fear
C
"She controls them with those eyes."
Chief Bromden Power
R
"Freedom ain't something you're given—it's something you take."
Randle McMurphy Freedom
C
"I see the wires behind everything."
Chief Bromden
B
"I'm tired of being treated like a child."
Billy Bibbit Courage
C
"You can't fight the Combine. It's too big."
Chief Bromden Fear
C
"I been silent so long the words come out like rusty nails."
Chief Bromden
R
"I ain't crazy, I'm just different."
Randle McMurphy Courage
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"A man who can't take care of his own affairs has no business being on the outside."
Nurse Ratched Power
C
"That's the awful thing about that nurse—she's so goddam efficient."
Cheswick