Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing. - Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

"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"

"But he won’t let the pain blot out the humor no more’n he’ll let the humor blot out the pain."

"It's the truth, even if it didn't happen......if they don't exist, how can a man see them?"

"We'd just shared the last beer and slung the empty can out the window at a stop sign and were just waiting back to get the feel of the day, swimming in that kind of tasty drowsiness that comes over you after a day of going hard at something you enjoy doing -- half sunburned and half drunk and keeping awake only because you wanted to savor the taste as long as you could."

"It's the truth, even if it didn't happen......if they don't exist, how can a man see them?"