Quotes from John Kennedy Toole

Canned food is a perversion, Ignatius said. I suspect that it is ultimately very damaging to the soul.

What I want is a good, strong monarchy with a tasteful and decent king who has some knowledge of theology and geometry and to cultivate a Rich Inner Life.

No. That was out of the question. Jail was preferable. There they only limited you physically. In a mental ward they tampered with your soul and world-view and mind.

Miró agradecido la nuca de Myrna, la cola de caballo que golpeaba inocente sus rodillas. Gratamente. Qué irónico, pensó Ignatius. Y, tomando la cola de caballo con una de sus manazas, la apretó cálidamente contra su húmedo bigote.

What you think about somebody wants peace, Claude?" "That sounds like a communiss to me." Mrs. Reilly's worst fears were realized.

I've gained pounds lying continuously in bed, seeking surcease and sublimation in food.

I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century.

employers sense in me a denial of their values...they fear me. i suspect that they can see that i am forced to function in a century which i loathe.