Author: Ken Kesey

Cites

• Leonard Cohen (1)
  • IN: Sailor Song (1992) NULL, American
    EPIGRAPH: And Jesus was a sailor When he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching From his lonely wooden tower And when he knew for certain Only drowning men could see him He said,All men will be Sailors then Until the sea shall free them But he himself was broken Long before the sky would open Forsaken, almost human He sank beneath your wisdom Like a stone
    FROM: Suzanne, (1966), Song, Canada
• NULL (2)
  • IN: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: ...one flew east, one flew west, One flew over the cuckoo's nest
    FROM: children folk rhyme, (None), Song, NULL
  • IN: Demon Box (1986) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: TARNISHED GALAHAD ... what the judge called him at his trial --written later, on the run, in Mexico: Down to five pesos from five thousand dollars Down to the dregs from the lip-smacking foam Down to a dopefiend from a prizewinning scholar Down to the bush from a civilized home. What people once called a promising talent What used to be known as an upstanding lad Now hounded and hunted by the law of two countries And judged to be only a Tarnished Galahad. Tarnished Galahad--did your sword get rusted? Tarnished Galahad--there's no better name! Keep running and hiding 'til the next time you're busted And locked away to suffer your guilt, and shame.
    FROM: NULL, (None), NULL, NULL
• Huddie and Lomax, John Ledbetter (1)
  • IN: Sometimes a Great Notion (1963) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: Sometimes I live in the country, Sometimes I live in the town; Sometimes I get a great notion To jump into the river ... an' drown.
    FROM: "Good Night, Irene", (1936), Song, US

Cited by

• Minette Walters (1)
  • IN: Sculptress (1993) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: “It was the feeling that the great, deadly, pointing forefinger of society was pointing at me and the great voice of millions chanting, “Shame.Shame. Shame.” It’s society’s way of dealing with someone different.”
    FROM: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, (1962), Novel, US
• Susan Carlton (1)
  • IN: Love and Haight (2012) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.
    FROM: NULL, (None), NULL, US