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
style noble subjects
The noble style immobilizes its subjects.
museums style parody
The grand style is available now only in old poems, museums, and parodies.
home scratches i-can
Home again, I can groan, scratch, and talk to myself.
next steps originality
Originality finds the unexpected but inevitable next step.
eye originality beholder
Originality is in the eye of the beholder.
mistake weakness originality
We often mistake the original part of ourselves for a weakness.
thinking mystery existence
Existence is not a mystery unless you think it has a meaning.
imagination figments bowels
I would like to be a figment of my own imagination, but belly and bowels will not permit.
moving belief pastures
Belief forages, moving from pasture to pasture.
may belief skepticism
Skepticism may undermine beliefs, but never belief.
firsts steps belief
Attacking a belief can be the first step toward embracing it.
joy wish unhappiness
I wish you joy of your unhappiness, since you cling to it so.
unhappy unhappiness prisoner
The unhappy are prisoners of a single round of thought.
pain children unhappiness
Children enjoy inflicting pain until unhappiness teaches them tenderness.