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
ponds frogs realistic
I have tried being surreal, but my frogs hop right back into their realistic ponds.
real mirrors faces
The ravaged face in the mirror hides the enchanting youth that is the real me.
real secret
The real secrets are not the ones I tell.
real age libel
Middle-aged adolescents are a libel on the real thing.
pain real joy
Many pains are imaginary, but all joys are real.
real rude feelings
In middle age, I practiced feeling old, but the real thing has been a rude surprise.
self giving realization
Self-realization is a comedown from salvation, but still gives us something to hope for.
real matter facts
Matter-of-fact descriptions make the improbable seem real.
sex real imaginary
Sex is not imaginary, but it is not quite real either.
love dream real
I love you in my dreams, but not in real life.
reality absurd realism
The absolute has moved into the fortress of the absurd.
home reality ordinary
Placing the extraordinary at the center of the ordinary, as realism does, is a great comfort to us stay-at-homes.
real facts reality
The facts, even the real ones, must be imagined before they can be stated.
reality garden white
Realism absorbs the ideal by adding a few small imperfections. Example: it paints a few specks of mud on the white gown of the Lady in the Garden.