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
growing aging life-is
The imaginary audience for my life is growing small and silent.
destiny aging certain
The older we become, the more certain our future.
friendship destiny cry
When love ends, we cry out against destiny. When friendship ends, we cry out against our friend.
plato philosophy philosophical
Plato's Symposium shows that flirtation and philosophy can further one another.
love-making midst description
Even in the midst of love-making, writers are working on the description.
kings power lions
The lion cares less about being king of the beasts than about finding his dinner.
conformity breathe easier
Conformity makes everything easier, if you can still breathe.
disappointment expectations prove
Disappointment proves that expectations were mistaken.
disappointment
We express disappointment in everything except ourselves.
disappointment remember feels
I feel disappointed, but I don't remember just what I expected.
culture form expensive
Being cultured is the least expensive form of respectability.
loss progress may
Progress may feel more like loss than gain.
betrayal self self-betrayal
I am never more myself than in my self-betrayals.
vulgarity-is innocent sophistication
Vulgarity is innocent; urbanity is not.