All John Kennedy Toole Quotes
- The human desire for food and sex is relatively equal. If there are armed rapes, why should there not be armed hot dog thefts? Armed
- The heart is important at any age, I'm afraid. Afraid
- The only problem that those people have anyway is that they don't like new cars and hair sprays. That's why they are put away. They… Asylum
- I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an… Begins
- The day before me is fraught with God knows what horrors. Day
- It smells terrible in here.' Well, what do you expect? The human body, when confined, produces certain odors which we tend to forget in this… Age
- ...I doubt very seriously whether anyone will hire me.' What do you mean, babe? You a fine boy with a good education.' Employers sense in… Anyone
- It will all end very badly, Gus All
- Had that poor Reilly kook really been proud of Levy Pants? He had always said that he was. That was one good sign of his… Always Said
- Leaving New Orleans also frightened me considerably. Outside of the city limits the heart of darkness, the true wasteland begins. Begins
- When Fortuna spins you downward, go out to a movie and get more out of life. Downward
- Canned food is a perversion,' Ignatius said. 'I suspect that it is ultimately very damaging to the soul. Canned
- My life is a rather grim one. One day I shall perhaps describe it to you in great detail. Day
- A firm rule must be imposed upon our nation before it destroys itself. The United States needs some theology and geometry, some taste and decency.… Abyss
- You got a job?" "Ignatius hasta help me at home," Mrs. Reilly said. Her initial courage was failing a little, and she began to twist… Addition
- Stop!' I cried imploringly to my god-like mind. Cried
- ...When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occassional cheese dip. Begins
- Once a person was asked to step into this brutal century, anything could happen Asked
- Social Note: I have sought escape in the Prytania on more than one occasion, pulled by the attractions of some technicolored horrors, filmed abortions that… Abortion
- I avoid that bleak first hour of the working day during which my still sluggish senses and body make every chore a penance. I find… Arriving