
A Confederacy of Dunces

When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
Walker Percy • A Confederacy of Dunces
"Hot dogs, ladies?" Ignatius asked pleasantly.
Walker Percy • A Confederacy of Dunces
"They would try to make me into a moron who liked television and new cars and frozen food. Don't you understand? Psychiatry is worse than communism. I refuse to be brainwashed. I won't be a robot!"
Walker Percy • A Confederacy of Dunces
"I'm gonna make me another one, if you don't mind, sugar. I got problems."
Walker Percy • A Confederacy of Dunces
"We shall storm the office very shortly, thereby surprising the foe when his senses are still subject to the psychic mists of early morning."
Walker Percy • A Confederacy of Dunces
"Do you think that I am insane? Do you suppose that some stupid psychiatrist could even attempt to fathom the workings of my psyche?"
Walker Percy • A Confederacy of Dunces
I do admire the terror which Negroes are able to inspire in the hearts of some members of the white proletariat and only wish (This is a rather personal confession.) that I possessed the ability to similarly terrorize. The Negro terrorizes simply by being himself;I, however, must browbeat a bit in order to achieve the same end. Perhaps I should hav
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You must have therapy soon or you will become a screaming queen.
Walker Percy • A Confederacy of Dunces
Open your heart, Ignatius, and you will open your valve.