John Kennedy Toole (December 17, 1937 – March 26, 1969) was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana, whose posthumously published novel A Confederacy of Dunces won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Hope, our collection of John Kennedy Toole Quotes will bring some that will bring some wisdom to your life.
John Kennedy Toole Quotes
1. “Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.” – John Kennedy Toole
2. “Like two figures in the medieval Morality play, Pragmatism and Morality spar in the boxing ring of my brain.” – John Kennedy Toole
3. “I should have known that every time I open the door of my room I am literally opening a Pandora’s Box.” – John Kennedy Toole
4. “I mingle with my peers or no one, and since I have no peers, I mingle with no one.” – John Kennedy Toole
5. “The human desire for food and sex is relatively equal. If there are armed rapes, why should there not be armed hot dog thefts?” – John Kennedy Toole
6. “The heart is important at any age, I’m afraid” – John Kennedy Toole
7. “Your total ignorance of that which you profess to teach merits the death penalty.” – John Kennedy Toole
8. “Perhaps the experience can give my writing a new dimension. Being actively engaged in the system which I criticize will be an interesting irony in itself.” – John Kennedy Toole
9. “What had once been dedicated to the soul was now dedicated to the sale.” – John Kennedy Toole
10. “Possession of anything new or expensive only reflected a person’s lack of theology and geometry; it could even cast doubts upon one’s soul.” – John Kennedy Toole
