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
strong grief addiction
Some crave grief like strong drink.
grief like-love fades
Like love, grief fades in and out.
grief humanity desolation
After desolation, grief brings back our humanity.
fear work law
Boredom and fear keep us working and obeying the laws.
fear asking-why guilt
If "there is no harm in asking," why guilt and fear when we do so?
fear appetite
Fear regulates. Appetite impels.
fear shots adversaries
Too timid to talk back, I shot my adversary.
regret fear youth
I do not regret the folly of my youth, but the timidity.
civilization barbarism discontent
Civilization creates discontents; barbarism creates quick endings.
time long silence
A quiet fool can go undiscovered for a long time.
silence too-much rooms
The tranquility of my room partakes too much of Forest Lawn.
memories imagination
Memory is imagination pinned down.
memories current-events currents
Memories contain hidden editorials on current events.
memories eye past
Mild brown eyes beckon me to the past, but memory provides no clue.