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
betrayal self self-betrayal
I am never more myself than in my self-betrayals.
self analysis cheat
Self-analysis always cheats.
order self people
People are not the way they are primarily in order to annoy me.
self dwarves what-if
Self-realization sounds good. But what if only an enraged dwarf emerges?
self people satisfaction
Self-satisfaction and self-pity are both condemned. What are people permitted to feel about themselves?
self earning social
I create my social existence by earning and spending.
new-york laziness collapse
In New York, one must collapse to be indolent.
new-york los-angeles charm
Why is it forbidden in New York to acknowledge the charm and beauty of Los Angeles?
new-york way unkind
New York loves itself in an unkind and fanatical way.
art new-york sex
New York is full of abandoned churches. A Godless city, but full of superstitions on every subject--art, money, sex, food, health.
new-york struggle mean
In New York, pretending to be above the struggle means no seat on the bus and a table next to the kitchen.
secret humiliating petty
My secrets are petty but humiliating.
loss progress may
Progress may feel more like loss than gain.
fall night joy
As night falls, every joy glows brighter.