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
cities suburbs
A suburb is an attempt to get out of reach of the city without having the city be out of reach.
country cities people
City people make most of the fuss about the charms of country life.
cities desert caves
Reclusive? The inner city will secure your privacy better than any desert cave.
food cities strange
In a strange city, I connect through food and fantasy.
funny country cities
City wits, country humorists.
mean cities wilderness
In the city, nudity means something; in the wild, it just exists.
cities satire born
Satire is born of the cities it denounces.
cities taste fastidious
A fastidious taste is best indoors, away from nature and the city.
country power cities
Knowledge and power in the city; peace and decency in the country.
cities pavement cold
As I criss-cross the city hurrying, I feel always the unchanging cold beneath the pavement.
I see what you mean, but I do not think what you think.
nice literature hobbies
Preserving tradition has become a nice hobby, like stamp collecting.
im-sorry sorry mistrust
Mistrust makes life difficult. Trust makes it risky.
art avant-garde care
Avant-garde art jousts with propriety, but takes care never to unseat it.