John Kennedy TooleHad that poor Reilly kook really been proud of Levy Pants? He had always said that he was. That was one good sign of his insanity.
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The mentality of the people who are crazy is very simple. They are proud of being insane, they are proud that they are not sane, and they are proud of being proud. This quote is about the crazy man who was so proud of his madness that he wasted his money on a pair of pants, had the pants written on them, and had them sewed onto his jacket so that everyone could see them.
Source: A Confederacy Of Dunces
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