“But if the strength ain't real, I recall thinking the very last thing that day, before I finally passed out, then the weakness sure enough is. Weakness is true and real. I used to accuse the kid of faking his weakness. But faking proves the weakness is real. Or you wouldn't be so weak as to fake it. No, you can't ever fake being weak. You can only fake being strong. . .”
Ken Kesey“You're making sense, old man, a sense of your own. You're not crazy the way they think. Yes...I see...”
Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest“I don't seem able to get it straight in my mind....”
Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest“There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.”
Ken Kesey“The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.”
Ken Kesey“Nowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right to burn itself. This is the fractal of our flag. It stands for the right to destroy itself.”
Ken Kesey“It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached a certain point, but we're not moving any more.”
Ken Kesey“The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to the God that all the other religions pay homage to.”
Ken Kesey“Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love at all.”
Ken Kesey