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
change way stories
Every time I change the way I explain myself to myself, I have to rearrange the story of my life.
thinking way opinion
I change my opinions often, but not my way of thinking.
father way remember
No one could be the way I remember my father.
marriage way argument
Some marriages depend on domestic arguments the way the courts depend on litigation.
way slides aphorism
The aphorism: a platitude that swerves, or slides all the way around.
new-york way unkind
New York loves itself in an unkind and fanatical way.
self desire way
My intentions go one way, my desires another. Thus I feel both self-indulgent and deprived.
ambition imagination way
Imagination awakens ambition, then causes it to lose its way.
joy suffering way
Suffering teaches us only that we suffer. Joy shows us which way to go.
god way may
God may be a human creation, but He goes His way, not ours.
past may way
Studying the past may suggest new ways of going wrong.
passion way politics
Politics inflame the passions in a way that few beloveds can match.
book way mines
I was once in love with books. Now they go their way and I go mine.
reality way sometimes
Sometimes the only way to become grounded is to hit bottom.