Quotes by Mcmurphy But I tried, didn't I? Goddamnit, at least I did that. Ken Kesey mcmurphyefforttrying Mr. Bibbit, you might warn this Mr. Harding that I'm so crazy I admit to voting for Eisenhower. Bibbit! You tell Mr. McMurphy I'm so crazy I voted for Eisenhower twice! And you tell Mr. Harding right back — he puts both hands on the table and leans down, his voice getting low — that I'm so crazy I plan to vote for Eisenhower again this November. Ken Kesey mcmurphycrazyhands There’s no doubt in my mind that McMurphy’s won, but I’m not sure what. Ken Kesey mcmurphydoubtmind But it's the truth even if it didn't happen. Ken Kesey mcmurphytruthhistory She asked if we were calm enough for her to take off the cuffs, and McMurphy nodded. He had slumped over with his head hung and his elbows between his knees and looked completely exhausted--it hadn't occurred to me that it was just as hard for him to stand straight as it was for me. Ken Kesey mcmurphycuffselbows 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 one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nestmcmurphypain The most work he did on [the urinals] was to run a brush once or twice apiece, singing some song as loud as he could in time to the swishing brush; then he'd splash in some Clorox and he'd be through. ... And when the Big Nurse...came in to check McMurphy's cleaning assignment personally, she brought a little compact mirror and she held it under the rim of the bowls. She walked along shaking her head and saying, "Why, this is an outrage... an outrage..." at every bowl. McMurphy sidled right along beside her, winking down his nose and saying in answer, "No; that's a toilet bowl...a TOILET bowl. Ken Kesey mcmurphyrunningsong
