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
hero winning play
The tragic hero prefers death to prudence. The comedian prefers playing tricks to winning. Only the villain really plays to win.
writing play roles
Even in writing an annual report, the unconscious plays a role.
wind play arrogance
Those who refuse to play second fiddle may wind up playing no fiddle at all.
play phones literature
If I play hard to get, soon the phone stops ringing altogether.
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.
stories literature insult
Modern literature seduces with insults, riddles, and inside stories.
beginning-middle-and-end abandoned ends
The beginning, middle, and end are parodied, reversed, and hidden by modernism, but not abandoned.
modern paint depiction
Modern pictures banish depiction for interfering with the workings of paint.
freedom lateness late
Always late: thus I make you the prisoner of my freedom.
happiness lost complainers
Complainers rule out happiness, mentioning it only as something lost.
complaining pastime complaints
Complaining is the favorite pastime of millions.