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
Mason Cooley quotes about
path guidance blocked
A blocked path also offers guidance.
running dancing romance
Dancing and running shake up the chemistry of happiness.
literature garbage humans
Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage.
history effort psychology
Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort.
passion thinking aging
As the tenor roars his passion, I think sadly of my spreading middle, and his.
romantic love-is romance
Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.
positive heart blessing
A sense of blessedness comes from a change of heart, not from more blessings.
writing solitude reader
A great reader seldom recognizes his solitude.
im-sorry sorry mistrust
Mistrust makes life difficult. Trust makes it risky.
sorrow deceit contradiction
The lyric deals with love and sorrow, the aphorism with contradiction and deceit.
laughter alarms sound
Dignity takes alarm at the unexpected sound of laughter.
secret live-by dies
Secrets die when kept or revealed. They live by being faintly and uncertainly repeated.
dance humility pride
Pride sings and dances; humility sighs.
overcoming pleasure limitation
The limitations of pleasure cannot be overcome by more pleasure.