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 desire way
My intentions go one way, my desires another. Thus I feel both self-indulgent and deprived.
desire satisfaction
Desire is wakeful; satisfaction dozes.
desire moles beloved
I am kept in bondage by the moles of my beloved.
fashion nature desire
The cues that arouse desire are changed by Fashion, but feel like the proddings of Nature.
desire shame stills
Shameless: Punish me for my desire if you will. It burns still.
desire rebuttal
Rebuttals never alter desire.
desire want yearning
Yearning wants mostly to perpetuate itself.
desire world empty
As desire recedes, the world becomes clear, pale, and empty.
evil malevolence shameful
Malevolence is shameful but satisfying.
opportunity self criticism
Self-criticism expands the opportunities for discourse and eliminates the need for an adversary.
soul appetite stills
The soul is no longer honored as it once was, but it still keeps appetite from being the measure of all things.
occupation wells paid
A well-paid occupation is seldom spoken of as "rewarding.
giving doubt age
Age must give way to youth, no doubt. But not yet, not yet.
fun broken age
The young break rules for fun. The old for profit.