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
beauty beautiful people
Beautiful people are forgiven more often than the rest.
religion sacred boring
The sacred is found boring by many who find the uncanny fascinating.
religion metaphor theology
A theology whose god is a metaphor is wasting its time.
money religion may
The worship of Mammon may be vulgar or immoral, but it persists while other religions falter and disappear.
religion dirt purpose
Rule of religion: purpose breathes even in dirt and stones.
poetry gaps muse
Rhyme and meter force gaps in meaning so the muse can enter.
poetry machines bees
When poets go off the boil, they sound like bumble bees; when critics do, they sound like sewing machines.
poetry deeds titles
Title deeds generally outlast poems.
poetry professors daring
Abyss-mongering makes professors and poets feel daring.
country art cousin
In the great cities, winter glitters with art and feasting. But poetry, the country cousin, sees only the dearth of the fields.
advice helpful loan
Good advice is never as helpful as an interest-free loan.
lyrical ugliness
Beauty is lyrical. Ugliness is elegiac.
people needs knows
Listen to what people say about themselves; they will tell you everything you need to know.
Music dissolves the straight and narrow.