“I woke up. The pain and sickness all over me like an animal. Then I...” – Alex DeLarge, A Clockwork Orange ... Movie Quotes Database

Alex DeLarge

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I woke up. The pain and sickness all over me like an animal. Then I realised what it was. The music coming up from the floor was our old friend, Ludwig van, and the dreaded Ninth Symphony.

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