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
funny-relationship talking cheerful
Nothing is more cheerful than talking about our friends' shortcomings.
men talking feelings
The man of sensibility is too busy talking about his feelings to have time for good deeds.
tired talking events
An event is not over until everyone is tired of talking about it.
talking silence speech
Some subjects come up suddenly in our speech and cannot be silenced.
talking looks clock
Great talkers do not stop for breath, and never look at the clock.
talking doe needs
Your need to talk does not create in me a need to listen.
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.