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John Kennedy Toole was an American novelist best known for his unfinished work, 'Caddie Woodlawn.' Born on December 17, 1937, Toole's life was cut short on March 26, 1969. His unique writing style and the posthumous success of 'Caddie Woodlawn' have made him a beloved figure in American literature.

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“Jail was preferable. There they only limited you physically. In a mental ward they tampered with your soul and worldview and mind.”

Mind Soul Your Soul Jail Worldview

Book:A Confederacy of Dunces

Source: A Confederacy of Dunces

“Stop!' I cried imploringly to my god-like mind.”

Mind Cry Tears Cried

Book:A Confederacy of Dunces

Source: A Confederacy of Dunces

“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 were offenses against any criteria of taste and decency, reels and reels of perversion and blasphemy that stunned my disbelieving eyes, the shocked my virginal mind, and sealed my valve.”

Mind Eye Social Taste Horror Notes Attraction Occasions Abortion Offense Shocked Decency Criteria Blasphemy Perversion Stunned Valve

Book:A Confederacy of Dunces

Source: A Confederacy of Dunces

About the Author

Born: December 17, 1937
Died: March 26, 1969
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 66

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