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Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: You must go through a winter to understand.

You must go through a winter to understand. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: You're either on the bus or off the

You're either on the bus or off the bus. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Always stay in your own movie.

Always stay in your own movie. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: They wouldn't be so cocky if they knew

They wouldn't be so cocky if they knew what me and the moon have going. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: I used to think we were going to

I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out and I thought we won. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The frontiers we broke into in the '60s

The frontiers we broke into in the '60s are still largely unexplored. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: You can't really be strong until you can

You can't really be strong until you can see a funny side to things. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: I was actually going out of the hospital

I was actually going out of the hospital with two whores on a fishing boat; I had to keep saying it over and over to myself to believe it. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: They can't tell so much about you if

They can't tell so much about you if you got your eyes closed. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time

Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time goes by. He's a warrior first and a poet second. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: When a guy's getting screwed he's got a

When a guy's getting screwed he's got a right to holler. And we've been damn well screwed. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: God looks out for fools and niggers.

God looks out for fools and niggers. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Me and Norman Mailer have talked about how

Me and Norman Mailer have talked about how hard it is in America to get better. Especially at writing. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: In any given situation there will always be

In any given situation there will always be more dumb people than smart people. We ain't many! — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: If grass were legalized, it would help our

If grass were legalized, it would help our drug problem enormously. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Take what you can use and let the

Take what you can use and let the rest go by. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Good writin' ain't necessarily good readin'.

Good writin' ain't necessarily good readin'. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: It's fogging a little, but I won't slip

It's fogging a little, but I won't slip off and hide in it. No ... never again ... — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: See with your ears and hear with your

See with your ears and hear with your eyes. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: He Who Marches Out Of Step Hears Another

He Who Marches Out Of Step Hears Another Drum — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Tom Wolfe: Sometimes we don't even realize what we really

Sometimes we don't even realize what we really care about, because we get so distracted by the symbols. — Tom Wolfe

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Things you think you're saying for the first

Things you think you're saying for the first time ever, have been said better before by Shakespeare, though they may need saying again. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: He knows that you have to laugh at

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

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: There is generally one person in every situation

There is generally one person in every situation you must never underestimate the power of. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Living is the purpose of life, And meaning

Living is the purpose of life,
And meaning can be found therein.
I finds thou.
Thou becomes it.
And it begins again. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Sometimes I looked at them and sometimes they

Sometimes I looked at them and sometimes they looked at me, but rarely did we look at one another. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: They did type me as a horror writer,

They did type me as a horror writer, but I have been able to do all sorts of things within that framework. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The Haight is just a place; the '60s

The Haight is just a place; the '60s was a spirit. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Your trouble is, you keep trying to unscrew

Your trouble is, you keep trying to unscrew the unscrutable. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: It is just as much an offense to

It is just as much an offense to take offense as it is to give offense. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The stars up close to the moon were

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

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty,

The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: There's nothing worse for a forest than to

There's nothing worse for a forest than to have all the trees be the same — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows

Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire that's in your audience's eye. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Rules? PISS ON YOUR FUCKING RULES!

Rules? PISS ON YOUR FUCKING RULES! — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Memory whispers someplace in that jumbled machinery.

Memory whispers someplace in that jumbled machinery. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: She likes a rigged game.

She likes a rigged game. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Good writing ain't necessarily good reading.

Good writing ain't necessarily good reading. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Tricker the Squirrel is the best piece I

Tricker the Squirrel is the best piece I ever wrote. It's intricate. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: I don't seem able to get it straight

I don't seem able to get it straight in my mind.... — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: I sometimes have these spells of compulsive truth.

I sometimes have these spells of compulsive truth. But as Lady Macbeth would say, "The fit is momentary." — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: It's time to move on to the next

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

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Ocean, Ocean I'll beat you in the end.

Ocean, Ocean I'll beat you in the end. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Ah, ah, ahhh ... first one gets mad,

Ah, ah, ahhh ... first one gets mad, then one goes mad — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is

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

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: They're out there...One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

They're out there...One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The Grateful Dead are faster than light drive.

The Grateful Dead are faster than light drive. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Leary can get a part of my mind

Leary can get a part of my mind that's kind of rusted shut grinding again, just by being around him and talking. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: I had to keep on acting deaf if

I had to keep on acting deaf if i wanted to hear at all. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: All I know is this: nobody's very big

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

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: He knew you can't really be strong until

He knew you can't really be strong until you can see a funny side of things. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Loved. You can't use it in the past

Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love at all. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: He's the sort of guy that gets a

He's the sort of guy that gets a laugh out of people. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Billy here has been talkin' about slicin' his

Billy here has been talkin' about slicin' his wrists again, so is there seven of you guys who'd like to join him and make it therapeutic? — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: I've thought of everything, know what I mean?

I've thought of everything, know what I mean? — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: But like always when I try to place

But like always when I try to place my thoughts in the past and hide there, the fear close at hand seeps in through the memory. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: My friend, that, as anyone can see, is

My friend, that, as anyone can see, is not a hotel; it's a depot. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: He who walks out of step hears another

He who walks out of step hears another drum. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: When Shakespeare was writing, he wasn't writing for

When Shakespeare was writing, he wasn't writing for stuff to lie on the page; it was supposed to get up and move around. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: There's a lot of people who don't understand

There's a lot of people who don't understand the circle crops in England. Pure enigma. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're

When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're there as a tribal thing; they're there as part of a rendezvous and a pow-wow. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: I felt like you can write forever, but

I felt like you can write forever, but you have a short time to raise a family. And I think a family is a lot more important than writing. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: I been away a long time.

I been away a long time. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The man who seeks revenge digs two graves.

The man who seeks revenge digs two graves. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: When I die pin me up against the

When I die pin me up against the sky. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories! — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: Boney Stokes was this oldtime acquaintance of Henry's

Boney Stokes was this oldtime acquaintance of Henry's and figured the best way to pass the time of day was by gradually dying. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: I've enjoyed being a famous writer-except that every

I've enjoyed being a famous writer-except that every once in a while you have to write something. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: There's no disgrace in failing, lad, Though friends

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

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: I noticed vaguely that I was getting so's

I noticed vaguely that I was getting so's I could see
some good in the life around me. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Roy Kesey: Some writers keep a tighter rein on that

Some writers keep a tighter rein on that than others. For short story collections I'm definitely in the loose-rein camp. — Roy Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower. Oh

I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower. Oh yeah, well I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower TWICE! — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: What we hoped was that we could stop

What we hoped was that we could stop the coming end of the world. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: ... and if I don't have her to

... and if I don't have her to where she don't know whether to shit or go blind, the bet is yours. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: ...younger patients, known as 'Acutes' because the doctors

...younger patients, known as 'Acutes' because the doctors figure them still sick enough to be fixed... — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: And the redwinged blackbirds sing in the budding

And the redwinged blackbirds sing in the budding greengage plumtree. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The trouble with superheroes is what to do

The trouble with superheroes is what to do between phone booths. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: You get your visions through whatever gate you're

You get your visions through whatever gate you're granted. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: What a Life: Give some of us pills

What a Life: Give some of us pills to stop a fit, give the rest shock to start one. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The game goes round and round, to the

The game goes round and round, to the rattle of dice and the shuffle of play money. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: I'd take a look at my own self

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

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The job of the writer is to kiss

The job of the writer is to kiss no ass, no matter how big and holy and white and tempting and powerful. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: You're making sense, old man, a sense of

You're making sense, old man, a sense of your own. You're not crazy the way they think. Yes ... I see ... — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: All right. Then this is the whole shebang,

All right. Then this is the whole shebang, boys, right here underfoot. Give up and admit it. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land? — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: A Man Is Known By The Mice He

A Man Is Known By The Mice He Keeps — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: He's safe as long as he can laugh,

He's safe as long as he can laugh, he thinks, and it works pretty fair. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: What a cheery atmosphere, don't you agree?

What a cheery atmosphere, don't you agree? — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: When you love someone it is forever, or

When you love someone it is forever, or it was never really love at all. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: You have to laugh at the things that

You have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep in balance. [Chief Bromden] — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: You don't lead by pointing and telling people

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: People don't want other people to get high,

People 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 Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The '60s aren't over; they won't be over

The '60s aren't over; they won't be over until the Fat Lady gets high. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: You don't plow under the corn because the

You don't plow under the corn because the seed was planted with a neighbor's shovel. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: There've been a lot more people hurt on

There've been a lot more people hurt on astro-turf than grass. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: But I tried, didn't I? Goddamnit, at least

But I tried, didn't I? Goddamnit, at least I did that. — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it

The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out. If you're a Christian, why would you want to fry this dude? — Ken Kesey

Kesey Quotes By Ken Kesey: They're out there. Black boys in white suits

They're out there. Black boys in white suits up before me to commit sex acts in the hall and get it mopped up before I can catch them. — Ken Kesey