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
writing temptation aphorism
Writing an upbeat aphorism is a temptation, but decorum forbids.
safe rooms timidity
Timidity keeps me safe and sad in a narrow room.
self borders easy
I am easy-going right up to the borders of my self-interest.
remember forget
Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets.
grieving gains reputation
To gain a reputation for virtue, grieve over those you injure.
costumes lovers nudity
Nudity is the costume of lovers and corpses.
photography misrepresentation knows
Photography knows how to authenticate its misrepresentations.
fate luck worship
The powerless worship Luck and Fate.
eating hungry
I keep eating for fear I will be hungry.
kind forgettable carnal-knowledge
Carnal knowledge is as forgettable as the other kinds.
people pairs doe
Sexual attraction pairs people, but does not match them.
demand lists exception
Every declaration of love contains an unstated list of exceptions and demands.
struggle forget repetition
Between repetition and forgetting, it is a marvel that a new thought ever struggles into existence.
needs prophecy fulfilled
To be fulfilled, a prophecy needs lots of flexibility.