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
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.
flattery please fastidious
Flatter me, but delicately, please, for I am fastidious.
real age libel
Middle-aged adolescents are a libel on the real thing.
people age twenties
People who behave at forty as they did at twenty must sometimes wonder why their charm is not working.
age gone littles
In middle age, going naked contributes little to public enjoyment.