One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Book · 6 characters · 622 quotes · 1962

Quotes from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

C
"We're all prisoners here."
Cheswick Freedom
C
"I'm learning to walk tall."
Chief Bromden
R
"There's power in numbers."
Randle McMurphy Power
B
"I can't control what they do to me."
Billy Bibbit
C
"The fog keeps us from seeing the truth."
Chief Bromden Truth
C
"We lose ourselves in their system."
Chief Bromden
C
"He showed us how to be men again."
Cheswick Leadership
R
"I'm gonna break out of this place."
Randle McMurphy
R
"Laughter is the only weapon we have."
Randle McMurphy Humor
C
"They made us believe we needed them."
Chief Bromden Truth
C
"I felt something change in that moment."
Chief Bromden Change
C
"She smiles, but there's no warmth in it."
Chief Bromden
C
"We're all just trying to get through the day."
Cheswick Perseverance
R
"A man's got to stand up for something."
Randle McMurphy Courage
C
"They control us through our minds."
Chief Bromden Power
C
"I'm tired of being small."
Chief Bromden Strength
C
"The system breaks anyone who challenges it."
Chief Bromden Truth
B
"He made us feel alive again."
Billy Bibbit Inspiration
R
"You can't stop a man who wants to live."
Randle McMurphy Motivation
C
"The fear keeps us in line."
Chief Bromden Fear
R
"I've seen worse places than this."
Randle McMurphy
C
"One man opposing the whole system."
Chief Bromden Strength
C
"Medication is a gift from the nurse."
Cheswick
C
"The machine is running us now."
Chief Bromden Technology
B
"I just can't seem to get her out of my mind."
Billy Bibbit Relationships
B
"McMurphy's got more guts than the rest of us put together."
Billy Bibbit Courage
C
"The Combine is real. It's the world."
Chief Bromden Truth
N
"A man who won't go along gets along nowhere."
Nurse Ratched Power
C
"You're not gonna count how many upstairs they are, are you?"
Chief Bromden Wisdom
R
"I'm not saying they're gonna let me go, but I'm not letting them stop me from trying."
Randle McMurphy Freedom