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
analysis evidence
Analysis is more likely to adjust evidence than to adjust itself.
cities desert caves
Reclusive? The inner city will secure your privacy better than any desert cave.
life simple simplicity
The Simple Life is not a simple life.
advice trouble
The price of telling your troubles is having to listen to advice.
time anxiety free-spirit
A free spirit must be able to surmount anxiety time after time.
romantic love-is romance
The etiquette of romantic love is as elaborate as that surrounding the Emperor of China.
mind logic punning
Our punning minds rejoin what logic has separated.
giving advice facts
Facts do not give advice.
desire conversation
The desire to perform impedes conversation.
conversation proof shows
Talk shows are proof that conversation is dead.
looks appearance glances
In new situations, I look carefully at appearances. In familiar ones, I glance.
boys ambitious quiet
A quiet well-behaved boy is likely to be both frightened and ambitious.
knives may retreat
The plastic surgeon's knife slashes at time, which may seem to retreat, but then keeps on coming.
overcoming doe flattery
Flattery has to overcome my mistrust, and it does.