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
dream lying reality
The realist lies for advantage. The fantasist lies to give his dreams a flavor of reality.
lying writing never-lie
Never lie in writing.
lying simple
Keep your lies short and simple.
paraphrase quotations
Inevitably, almost everything we say is either quotation or paraphrase.
skills spontaneity
Spontaneity comes after skill, not before.
political driving exile
Political correctness is driving machismo underground and recalling effeminacy from exile.
beard jargon robes
Jargon is part ceremonial robe, part false beard.
jargon language
Jargon: any technical language we do not understand.
light machines world
A dense undergrowth of extension cords sustains my upper world of lights, music, and machines of comfort.
talking silence speech
Some subjects come up suddenly in our speech and cannot be silenced.
talking looks clock
Great talkers do not stop for breath, and never look at the clock.
elegance sleazes refutation
Sleaze is a point by point refutation of elegance.
comprehension knows
When I get the point, I often don't know what to do with it.
girl scratches breasts
Getting ready: the show girl scratches her breast and shakes out her feathers.