“No, that nurse ain't some kinda monster chicken, buddy, what she is is a ball-cutter. I've seen a thousand of 'em, old and young, men and women. Seen 'em all over the country and in the homes- people who try to make you weak so they can get you to toe the line, to follow their rules, to live like they want you to. And the best way to do this, to get you to knuckle under, is to weaken you by gettin' you where it hurts the worst.”
Quote by Ken Kesey
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The story follows the protagonist's struggle against the oppressive environment of a psychiatric hospital, highlighting the conflict between the individual's will and the institutionalized norms. more
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