Mason Cooley
Mason Cooley
Mason Cooleywas an American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms. One of these such aphorisms Cooley developed was "The time I kill is killing me."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
labyrinth ears detours
In the labyrinth of a difficult text, we find unmarked forks in the path, detours, blind alleys, loops that deliver us back to our point of entry, and finally the monster who whispers an unintelligible truth in our ears.
sex someday form
Orgies are an early form of what will someday become sex by committee.
waiting deconstruction betray
Deconstruction: peering suspiciously at the text, I wait for it to make a slip and betray itself.
doctrine theory
Every doctrine has a theory of the beginning.
rose curiosity rising
Suspense combines curiosity with fear and pulls them up a rising slope.
power imagination power-of-imagination
All the powers of imagination combine in hypochondria.
commitment language shallow
Consensus is usually made possible by vague language and shallow commitments.
insecurity mind states
Insecurity is not just a state of mind.
self needs charming
The self-righteous feel no need to be charming, and thus double their offensiveness.
violent righteousness temper
A sense of righteousness is even more dangerous than a violent temper.
self gone possibility
The self-righteous rule out the possibility that they are what has gone wrong.
cheer upset variation
Change is upsetting. Repetition is tedious. Three cheers for variation!
complainers detest
Complainers detest each other.
shopping abundance authenticity
Supermarkets depict abundance; boutiques exclusiveness; roadside stands authenticity.