"I refuse to "look up." Optimism nauseates me.……" — John Kennedy Toole
"I refuse to "look up." Optimism nauseates me. It is perverse. Since man's fall, his proper position in the universe has been one of misery."
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John Kennedy Toole
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44 Quotes by John Kennedy Toole
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The day before me is fraught with God knows what horrors.
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Leaving New Orleans also frightened me considerably. Outside of the city limits the heart of darkness, the true wasteland begins.
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When Fortuna spins you downward, go out to a movie and get more out of life.
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Canned food is a perversion,' Ignatius said. 'I suspect that it is ultimately very damaging to the soul.
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