329 Quotes by Ken Kesey

Ratched shall line us all against the wall, where we’ll face the terrible maw of a muzzle-loading shotgun which she has loaded with Miltowns! Thorazines! Libriums! Stelazines! And with a wave of her sword, blooie! Tranquilize all of us completely out of existence.

Never before did I realize that mental illness could have the aspect of power, power. Think of it: perhaps the more insane a man is, the more powerful he could become. Hitler an example. Fair makes the old brain reel, doesn’t it?

You’ve got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise you’re just a lizard standing there with the sun shining on you.

Nobody’s gonna convince me I can’t do something till I try it.” – McMurphy.

We think we’re in the present, but we aren’t. The present we know is only a movie of the past.

You can’t really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

You must go through a winter to understand.

There’s no disgrace in failing, lad, Though friends and foes deride; In fact, a failure’s not so bad As never having tried.

But it’s the truth even if it didn’t happen.