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
men talking feelings
The man of sensibility is too busy talking about his feelings to have time for good deeds.
real rude feelings
In middle age, I practiced feeling old, but the real thing has been a rude surprise.
respect heart feelings
Sentimentality is the respect the cold-hearted pay to feeling.
strong feelings sometimes
The aphorism sometimes casts off cynicism and expresses strong feeling.
commitment feelings together
Commitments, not feelings, hold life together.
feelings dogma sentiments
Under attack, sentiments harden into dogma.
feelings literature sentiments
Outside literature, high-flown sentiments are merely exasperating.
feelings body my-love-for-you
Your love for me is founded in a sentiment. My love for you is founded in the body. A precarious interchange.
feelings asking fifth-amendment
If you insist on asking me why I feel the way I do, I plan to take the Fifth Amendment.
heart feelings tears
Fearful of sentimentality, I disown my tears and melting heart.
men feelings nervous
Manly men and womanly women are still here but feeling nervous.
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.