John Kennedy Toole quotes - page 2

John Kennedy Toole was an American novelist, best known for his posthumously published book "A Confederacy of Dunces." His novel received critical acclaim and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He became a significant literary figure whose life and work have continued to inspire readers and writers. Here are 28 of his quotes:

Is it the part of the police department to harass me when this city is a flagrant vice capital of the civilized world?" Ignatius bellowed over the crowd in front of the store. "This city is famous for its gamblers, prostitutes, exhibitionists, anti-Christs, alcoholics, sodomites, drug addicts, fetishists, onanists, pornographers, frauds, jades, litterbugs, and lesbians, all of whom are only too well protected by graft. (John Kennedy Toole)
I really don't have the time to discuss the errors of your value judgements. View quote
John Kennedy Toole
Is it the part of the police department to harass me when this city is a flagrant vice capital of the civilized world? View quote
John Kennedy Toole

John Kennedy Toole

John Kennedy Toole - Image
Photo: Dende, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: American Novelist
Born: December 17, 1937
Died: March 26, 1969
Quotes count: 28
Wikipedia: John Kennedy Toole

Related authors

Walker Percy - thumbnail
Walker Percy  54 
American Writer
Charles Dickens - thumbnail
Charles Dickens  528 
English Novelist
Flannery O’Connor - thumbnail
Flannery O’Connor  96 
American Author
Joseph Heller - thumbnail
Joseph Heller  140 
American Novelist
Stieg Larsson  17 
Swedish Writer
Jonathan Swift - thumbnail
Jonathan Swift  264 
Anglo-Irish Writer
Franz Kafka - thumbnail
Franz Kafka  334 
Writer
Stella Gibbons - thumbnail
Stella Gibbons  12 
British Author
Michael Jackson - thumbnail
Michael Jackson  211 
American Singer
John Irving - thumbnail
John Irving  139 
American Novelist