Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope

A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits.

Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor

Not all celebrities are dunces.

Isaac D'Israeli
Isaac D'Israeli

The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.

Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite

Yeah, I think A Confederacy of Dunces is probably the perfect New Orleans book.

Stephan Pastis
Stephan Pastis

I like characters like Ignatius Reilly in 'A Confederacy of Dunces' and Ricky Gervais's character in 'The Office.' They think one thing about themselves, but the truth is as far from that as it can be. So I began to think about how to put that kind of character in a book for kids.

Tamara Feldman
Tamara Feldman

I would like to see 'A Confederacy of Dunces' by John Kennedy Toole adapted.