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
lying reason no-reason
An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie.
doe affection reproach
Affection reproaches, but does not denounce.
real ideas literature
A real idea keeps changing and appears in many places.
stupid literature blunt
A blunt statement can be as false as any other.
mother listening literature
Well-behaved: he always speaks as if his mother might be listening.
men stranger streets
The man in the street is always a stranger.
self people literature
The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's.
ambition greatness soul
The aim of literary ambition is to demonstrate one's greatness of soul.
common-sense literature common
Romantics consider common sense vulgar.
book character literature
Outside books, we avoid colorful characters.
parent sorrow solace
My parents wanted me to solace them for sorrows they denied having had.
literature interpreting observing
It is possible to interpret without observing, but not to observe without interpreting.
book desire literature
My thought has been shaped by books; my desires by pictures.
simple challenges irony
Irony regards every simple truth as a challenge.