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
disadvantages
Many count on their disadvantages to cover for them.
cities suburbs
A suburb is an attempt to get out of reach of the city without having the city be out of reach.
treasure fool austen
To Jane Austen, every fool is a treasure trove.
self trying veils
Self-conscious? Try a wig, a corset, a veil, a beard. Or cultivate shamelessness.
sublime telescopes binoculars
Telescopes and binoculars endanger the ever-distant sublime.
museums history giving
A Museum of fetishes would give special attention to the history of underwear.
wonder deconstruction critics
Deconstruction glorifies the critic, humiliates the author, and makes the reader wonder why he bothered.
smile promise desire
Smiling half-reluctance seems to promise more than the frankest gesture of desire.
rose curiosity rising
Suspense combines curiosity with fear and pulls them up a rising slope.
doctrine theory
Every doctrine has a theory of the beginning.
labyrinth ears detours
In the labyrinth of a difficult text, we find unmarked forks in the path, detours, blind alleys, loops that deliver us back to our point of entry, and finally the monster who whispers an unintelligible truth in our ears.
immaturity literature defects
For many, immaturity is an ideal, not a defect.
enemy literature sometimes
Friends are sometimes boring, but enemies never.
want insult flattery
Flattery and insults raise the same question: What do you want?