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
sex deeper
Only death goes deeper than sex.
real understanding imaginary
Understanding replaces imaginary fears with real ones.
people just-being enough
Most people find just being themselves not enough of a show.
cat stories may
Every life has a love story, even though the beloved may be imaginary, or a cat.
reading giving places-to-go
Reading gives you some place to go when you have to stay where you are.
knowing confusion location
In the theater of confusion, knowing the location of the exits is what counts.
pain littles moral
With every physical pain, my moral fibre unravels a little.
children self adults
An adolescent is both an impulsive child and a self-starting adult.
dog cat humans
Dogs often remind us of the human, ail-too human. Cats, never.
prison states
The prison is the state writ small.
stupidity nonsense not-stupid
Nonsense is socially OK, but not stupidity.
pleasure spoilers
Experience is a great spoiler of pleasures.
envy people may
People may show jealousy, but hide their envy.
lying eye looks
When lying to someone, look him straight in the eye.