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
giving narcissism admiration
Withhold admiration from a narcissist and be disliked. Give it and be treated with indifference.
decorum boast
Boast quietly, with decorum.
clubs want exclusive
It's no good being exclusive if nobody wants in.
talkers constant unheard
Constant talkers are unheard.
smile promise desire
Smiling half-reluctance seems to promise more than the frankest gesture of desire.
wonder deconstruction critics
Deconstruction glorifies the critic, humiliates the author, and makes the reader wonder why he bothered.
littles obvious scholarship
Scholarship can find little to say about the obvious.
change regret celebrate
Wallace Stevens: the Platonist celebrates endless change, but with regret.
powerful merit undefined
Even the most abject have a sense of superiority based on powerful though undefined merits.
museums history giving
A Museum of fetishes would give special attention to the history of underwear.
stupidity likes excuse
Nobody likes to offer stupidity as an excuse.
flags emblems snail
Emblem: the carapace of the great crowned snail is painted with all the flags of the United Nations.
memorial enlightenment monument
Our public monuments are memorials to the Enlightenment.
bears honey hard
The public is a hibernating bear, hard to awaken and fond of honey.