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Ken Kesey Quotes

That ain’t me, that ain’t my face. It wasn’t even me when I was trying to be that face. I wasn’t even really me them; I was just being the way I looked, the way people wanted Picture Quote #1

All 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 Picture Quote #1

I don’t think you fully understand the public, my friend; in this country, when something is out of order, then the quickest way to get it fixed is the best way Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

Like a cartoon world, where the figures are flat and outlined in black, jerking through some kind of goofy story that might be real funny if it weren’t for the cartoon figures being real guys Picture Quote #1

His whole body shakes with the strain as he tries to lift something he knows he can’t lift, something everybody knows he can’t lift. But, for just a second, when we hear the cement grind at our feet, we think, by golly, he might do it Picture Quote #1

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The 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 Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I looked at them and sometimes they looked at me, but rarely did we look at one another Picture Quote #1

He 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 Picture Quote #1

Turns me on so loud it’s like no sound, everybody yelling at me hands over their ears from behind a glass wall, faces working around in talk circles but no sound from the mouths. my sound soaks up all other sound Picture Quote #1

I listened to them fade away till all I could hear was my memory of the sound Picture Quote #1

More was revealed in a human face than a human being can bear face to face Picture Quote #1

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You had a choice: you could either strain and look at things that appeared in front of you in the fog, painful as it might be, or you could relax and lose yourself Picture Quote #1

You’re making sense, old man, a sense of your own. You’re not crazy the way they think. Yes... I see Picture Quote #1

He knows that there’s no better way in the world to aggravate somebody who’s trying to make it hard for you than by acting like you’re not bothered Picture Quote #1

I’d take a look at my own self in the mirror and wonder how it was possible that anybody could manage such an enormous thing as being what he was Picture Quote #1

Don’t say it... I’ve seen too many loves sundered by too much needless honesty Picture Quote #1

I’ve found psychedelics to be keys to worlds that have always existed, that have to be talked about Picture Quote #1

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The job of the writer is to kiss no ass, no matter how big and holy and white and tempting and powerful Picture Quote #1

Since we don’t know where we’re going, we have to stick together in case someone gets there Picture Quote #1

The job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer Picture Quote #1

We think we’re in the present, but we aren’t. The present we know is only a movie of the past Picture Quote #1

What can you pay for the way a man lives? What can you pay for what a man is? Picture Quote #1

Because he knows 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. He knows there’s a painful side; he knows my thumb smarts and his girlfriend has a bruised breast and the doctor is losing his glasses, but he won’t let the pain blot out the humor no more’n he’ll let the humor blot out the pain Picture Quote #1

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He’s got hands so long and white and dainty I think they carved each other out of soap, and sometimes they get loose and glide around in front of him free as two white birds until he notices them and traps them between his knees; it bothers him that he’s got pretty hands Picture Quote #1

I lay in bed the night before the fishing trip and thought it over, about my being deaf, about the years of not letting on I heard what was said, and I wonder if I can ever act any other way again. But I remembered one thing: it wasn’t me that started acting deaf; it was people that first started acting like I was too dumb to hear or see or say anything at all Picture Quote #1

All that five thousand kids lived in those five thousand houses, owned by guys that got off the train. The houses looked so much alike that, time and time again, the kids went home by mistake to different houses and different families. Nobody ever noticed Picture Quote #1

Later, hiding in the latrine from the black boys, I’d take a look at my own self in the mirror and wonder how it was possible that anybody could manage such an enormous thing as being what he was Picture Quote #1

But he won’t let the pain blot out the humor no more’n he’ll let the humor blot out the pain Picture Quote #1

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That ain’t me, that ain’t my face. It wasn’t even me when I was trying to be that face. I wasn’t even really me them; I was just being the way I looked, the way people wanted (Ken Kesey Quotes) All 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 Quotes) I don’t think you fully understand the public, my friend; in this country, when something is out of order, then the quickest way to get it fixed is the best way (Ken Kesey Quotes) 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? (Ken Kesey Quotes) Like a cartoon world, where the figures are flat and outlined in black, jerking through some kind of goofy story that might be real funny if it weren’t for the cartoon figures being real guys (Ken Kesey Quotes) His whole body shakes with the strain as he tries to lift something he knows he can’t lift, something everybody knows he can’t lift. But, for just a second, when we hear the cement grind at our feet, we think, by golly, he might do it (Ken Kesey Quotes) The 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 Quotes) Sometimes I looked at them and sometimes they looked at me, but rarely did we look at one another (Ken Kesey Quotes) He 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 Quotes) Turns me on so loud it’s like no sound, everybody yelling at me hands over their ears from behind a glass wall, faces working around in talk circles but no sound from the mouths. my sound soaks up all other sound (Ken Kesey Quotes) I listened to them fade away till all I could hear was my memory of the sound (Ken Kesey Quotes) More was revealed in a human face than a human being can bear face to face (Ken Kesey Quotes) You had a choice: you could either strain and look at things that appeared in front of you in the fog, painful as it might be, or you could relax and lose yourself (Ken Kesey Quotes) You’re making sense, old man, a sense of your own. You’re not crazy the way they think. Yes... I see (Ken Kesey Quotes) He knows that there’s no better way in the world to aggravate somebody who’s trying to make it hard for you than by acting like you’re not bothered (Ken Kesey Quotes) I’d take a look at my own self in the mirror and wonder how it was possible that anybody could manage such an enormous thing as being what he was (Ken Kesey Quotes) Don’t say it... I’ve seen too many loves sundered by too much needless honesty (Ken Kesey Quotes) I’ve found psychedelics to be keys to worlds that have always existed, that have to be talked about (Ken Kesey Quotes) The job of the writer is to kiss no ass, no matter how big and holy and white and tempting and powerful (Ken Kesey Quotes) Since we don’t know where we’re going, we have to stick together in case someone gets there (Ken Kesey Quotes) The job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer (Ken Kesey Quotes) We think we’re in the present, but we aren’t. The present we know is only a movie of the past (Ken Kesey Quotes) What can you pay for the way a man lives? What can you pay for what a man is? (Ken Kesey Quotes) Because he knows 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. He knows there’s a painful side; he knows my thumb smarts and his girlfriend has a bruised breast and the doctor is losing his glasses, but he won’t let the pain blot out the humor no more’n he’ll let the humor blot out the pain (Ken Kesey Quotes) He’s got hands so long and white and dainty I think they carved each other out of soap, and sometimes they get loose and glide around in front of him free as two white birds until he notices them and traps them between his knees; it bothers him that he’s got pretty hands (Ken Kesey Quotes) I lay in bed the night before the fishing trip and thought it over, about my being deaf, about the years of not letting on I heard what was said, and I wonder if I can ever act any other way again. But I remembered one thing: it wasn’t me that started acting deaf; it was people that first started acting like I was too dumb to hear or see or say anything at all (Ken Kesey Quotes) All that five thousand kids lived in those five thousand houses, owned by guys that got off the train. The houses looked so much alike that, time and time again, the kids went home by mistake to different houses and different families. Nobody ever noticed (Ken Kesey Quotes) Later, hiding in the latrine from the black boys, I’d take a look at my own self in the mirror and wonder how it was possible that anybody could manage such an enormous thing as being what he was (Ken Kesey Quotes) But he won’t let the pain blot out the humor no more’n he’ll let the humor blot out the pain (Ken Kesey Quotes)

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