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
self people pity
Self-pity makes people callous.
sympathy self self-pity
Self-pity dries up our sympathy for others.
kissing white skins
Smooth white skin invites something that will leave a trace, a kiss or a slap.
destiny may providence
What is Providence for you may be Nemesis for me.
fear destiny demon
Everyone fears and courts his own demon.
substitution depends reversal
Perversity depends on reversal and substitution.
tests capability perversion
Every perversion has survived many tests of its capabilities.
sad interesting office
The psychiatrist's office: the only place I can be sure my story will be treated as sad, but interesting.
drama bottles endless
Drunks conjure an endless drama from their bottles.
anxiety alcohol alcoholism
Alcohol postpones anxiety, then multiplies it.
bottles gleam towers
For some, bottles of liquor gleam like the towers of Eldorado.
illusion disillusionment disillusion
Illusions are hazardous, and so are disillusions.
theory concern discussion
Theory now: concern for truth must not hobble our discussion.
The beginning sets the rules.