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
cows mystery ambiguous
Even a cow creates ambiguous signifiers. The moo of mystery.
littles mysterious mystery
To remain mysterious, say little and do nothing.
book meaningless
Unlike life, when books become meaningless, they are making a point.
book people conscious
Good books do not make people wiser or happier--only more conscious.
book way mines
I was once in love with books. Now they go their way and I go mine.
strong hopeful able
Only the strong and the hopeful are able to revolt.
reality absurd realism
The absolute has moved into the fortress of the absurd.
home reality ordinary
Placing the extraordinary at the center of the ordinary, as realism does, is a great comfort to us stay-at-homes.
real facts reality
The facts, even the real ones, must be imagined before they can be stated.
reality garden white
Realism absorbs the ideal by adding a few small imperfections. Example: it paints a few specks of mud on the white gown of the Lady in the Garden.
real around-the-corner corners
The real reality is always just around the corner.
reality details guarantees
Realism: the wealth of detail guarantees the truth of the tale.
reality romance realism
The realism of failure, the romance of success.
reality way sometimes
Sometimes the only way to become grounded is to hit bottom.