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
enough circumstances wells
Position yourself well enough, and circumstances will do the rest.
treasure fool austen
To Jane Austen, every fool is a treasure trove.
Excrement can never be culturally elaborated to the extent that nutriment can.
cities suburbs
A suburb is an attempt to get out of reach of the city without having the city be out of reach.
proof signs-of-life suburbs
The suburbs: signs of life, but no proofs.
disadvantages
Many count on their disadvantages to cover for them.
work
Grandiosity lessens as work proceeds.
sound littles infancy
The little suckings and smackings of the perversions are the sounds of joyous infancy.
ideas want tact
You are so tactful that I have no idea what you want.
romance language fetish
The language of pornography is abusive, that of romance adoring. Both are addressed to a fetish.
cease
Rules that are never violated cease to be recognized as Rules.
mind facts demand
The mind demands rules; the facts demand exceptions.
essence clouds flavor
Clouds of flavors and savors float around the thing-in-itself.
looks significant significance
You gave me a significant look, but significant of what?