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
suffering littles too-much
The hysterical find too much significance in things. The depressed find too little.
literature
Unlike the actual, the fictional explains itself.
literature exhibitionism modesty
If modesty disappeared, so would exhibitionism.
hate beggar ifs
If beggars do not hate the rest of us, they are even more abject than I had imagined.
book literature make-me-happy
I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy.
literature i-have-learned exceptional
I have learned to keep to myself how exceptional I am.
literature prime knows
I did not know I was in my prime until afterwards.
running horse want
General statements omit what we really want to know. Example: some horses run faster than others.
believe literature lasts
Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word.
events literature inevitable
Events are called inevitable only after they have occurred.
reality paper proof
Documents create a paper reality we call proof.
literature eternal-life frightening
Death is frightening, and so is Eternal Life.
literature delight scolding
Critic's delight: scolding the Mighty Dead.
art doe seducing
Art seduces, but does not exploit.