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
exercise lust sloth
My regimen is lust and avarice for exercise, gluttony and sloth for relaxation.
time routine comfort
Repetition comforts me for a time, then closes in.
old-things routine same-old-thing
The same old thing--even if it's champagne--is still the same old thing.
time boredom usual
Boredom turns to panic if my beloved leaves before the usual time.
happiness ordinary routine
The Ordinary Life: the misery seems planned, the happiness accidental.
magic wish routine
The magic of procedure: do this after that and thus before so; then your wish will be granted.
writing ifs
Shaw writes as if it were always midday.
time making-love ruins
Lack of reciprocity ruins friendships, but makes love affairs exciting for a time.
tears cry makers
Tears are great peace-makers.
guilty ifs
If you belong to the underclass, you are already guilty.
exclusion elegance thrive
Elegance thrives on exclusion.
children joy parent
Every parent can imagine the joys of child abuse.
practice broken promise
To learn a vocation, you also have to learn the frauds it practices and the promises it breaks.
care fairness open-minded
I am open-minded on all questions I care nothing about.