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
unhappiness embrace treats
Treat unhappiness as a defect and fewer would embrace it.
views deserve-more cows
The cow's point of view deserves more literary attention.
desire gone habit
Habit keeps my life going, with occasional pushes from desire.
self desire throwing
Sexual attraction keeps throwing self-interest off course.
self desire way
My intentions go one way, my desires another. Thus I feel both self-indulgent and deprived.
desire satisfaction
Desire is wakeful; satisfaction dozes.
desire moles beloved
I am kept in bondage by the moles of my beloved.
heart desire trying
When I try to portray to myself my heart's desire, nothing happens.
fashion nature desire
The cues that arouse desire are changed by Fashion, but feel like the proddings of Nature.
desire shame stills
Shameless: Punish me for my desire if you will. It burns still.
desire rebuttal
Rebuttals never alter desire.
desire want yearning
Yearning wants mostly to perpetuate itself.
desire world empty
As desire recedes, the world becomes clear, pale, and empty.
evil malevolence shameful
Malevolence is shameful but satisfying.