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
self hatred sometimes
Self-hatred is sometimes appropriate.
dream symbolism facade
Symbolism erects a facade of respectability to hide the indecency of dreams.
privilege want victimization
Victimization has its privileges, and I want some.
sheep gone
A sheep who goes looking for a wolf is sure to find one.
self nails victim
Self-righteous victims invite extra nails.
flower doe restaurants
A restaurant with candles and flowers evokes more reveries than the Isle of Bali does.
successful littles restaurants
A successful restaurant makes everything in it, including the patrons, seem a little better than they are.
addiction pleasure vengeful
Addicts turn their pleasures into vengeful Gods.
drama tragedy littles
The dignified catastrophes of tragedy bear little resemblance to the slow ruin inflicted by life.
innovation tradition stealing
Innovation violates tradition--attacks it in public and steals from it in private.
waiting oblivion threatening
Oblivion waits without beckoning or threatening.
thinking dinner napkins
At the dinner table, if you can't think of anything to say, sit quietly. Don't throw rolls, or chew on your napkin.
success unhappy-childhood bored
To be a social success, do not act pathetic, arrogant, or bored. Do not discuss your unhappy childhood, your visit to the dentist,the shortcomings of your cleaning woman, the state of your bowels, or your spouse's bad habits. You will be thought a paragon (or perhaps a monster) of good behavior.
originality eccentricity
Eccentricity is originality that leads nowhere.