Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.
Ken Kesey in Einer flog über das KuckucksnestHe knows that you have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep yourself in balance, just to keep the world from running you plumb crazy.
Ken Kesey in Einer flog über das KuckucksnestThey can't tell so much about you if you got your eyes closed.
Ken Kesey in Einer flog über das KuckucksnestGood writin' ain't necessarily good readin'.
Ken Kesey in Einer flog über das KuckucksnestAll I know is this: nobody's very big in the first place, and it looks to me like everybody spends their whole life tearing everybody else down.
Ken Kesey in Einer flog über das KuckucksnestThe stars up close to the moon were pale; they got brighter and braver the farther they got out of the circle of light ruled by the giant moon.
Ken Kesey in Einer flog über das KuckucksnestDie Wahrheit ist nicht grausam, die Wahrheit ist gnädig.
The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.
WahrheitKen KeseyPeople don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might see the falsity of the fabric of the society we live in.
Ken KeseyThe trouble with super heroes is what to do between phone booths.
Ken KeseyI'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.
Ken KeseyYou'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.
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