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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Important Quotes

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The quotes that moved the novel forward, and makes one think about the novel are the following: "Then from that eye, hitherto so dry and burning, was seen to roll a big tear, which fell slowly down that deformed visage so long contracted by despair. Perhaps it was the first that the unfortunate creature had ever shed." This is important because this quote happened right when Esmeralda gave Quasimodo the water. He has never had anyone be so kind to him and it made him cry a tear of joy. "It was the first gratification of self-love that he had ever experienced. Until then he had encountered nothing but humiliation, contempt for his condition, and disgust." This quote makes the reader realize that Quasimodo was being humiliated and laughed at

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