--- title: "5 Confederacy Of Dunces Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 5 Confederacy Of Dunces quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Confederacy Of Dunces sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/stephan-pastis-9455_about_i-like-characters-like-ignatius-reilly-i_1025643.jpg" --- > [I like characters like Ignatius Reilly in 'A Confederacy of Dunces' and Ricky Gervais's character in 'The Office.' They think one thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/i-like-characters-like-ignatius-reilly-in-a-confederacy-of-dunces-and/) [Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/stephan-pastis-9455_about_i-like-characters-like-ignatius-reilly-i_1025643.jpg) > [The Society of North American Magic Realists welcomes its newest, most dazzling member, Louis Maistros. His debut novel is a thing of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-harington/the-society-of-north-american-magic-realists-welcomes-its-newest-most/) [Donald Harington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-harington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ed/donald-harington-37807_able_the-society-of-north-american-magic-real_1132618.png) > [Waiting for the Electricity is a wildly original and ambitious debut, a novel that tackles cultural clashes with satirical hilarity. I haven't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-ciment/waiting-for-the-electricity-is-a-wildly-original-and-ambitious-debut/) [Jill Ciment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-ciment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/jill-ciment-65675_ambitious_waiting-for-the-electricity-is-a-wildly_1726767.png) > [Yeah, I think A Confederacy of Dunces is probably the perfect New Orleans book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poppy-z-brite/yeah-i-think-a-confederacy-of-dunces-is-probably-the-perfect-new/) [Poppy Z. Brite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poppy-z-brite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aec/poppy-z-brite-10238_book_yeah-i-think-a-confederacy-of-dunces-is_2394640.jpg) > [I would like to see 'A Confederacy of Dunces' by John Kennedy Toole adapted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamara-feldman/i-would-like-to-see-a-confederacy-of-dunces-by-john-kennedy-toole/) [Tamara Feldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamara-feldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/tamara-feldman-60251_adapted_i-would-like-to-see-a-confederacy-of-dun_2997881.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confederacy-of-dunces/#itemlist", "name": "Confederacy Of Dunces Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like characters like Ignatius Reilly in 'A Confederacy of Dunces' and Ricky Gervais's character in 'The Office.' 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