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
fear shots adversaries
Too timid to talk back, I shot my adversary.
regret fear youth
I do not regret the folly of my youth, but the timidity.
civilization barbarism discontent
Civilization creates discontents; barbarism creates quick endings.
time long silence
A quiet fool can go undiscovered for a long time.
silence too-much rooms
The tranquility of my room partakes too much of Forest Lawn.
memories imagination
Memory is imagination pinned down.
memories current-events currents
Memories contain hidden editorials on current events.
memories eye past
Mild brown eyes beckon me to the past, but memory provides no clue.
joy suffering way
Suffering teaches us only that we suffer. Joy shows us which way to go.
suffering youth young
The young are amazed when they suffer.
god people suffering
People invent gods to explain their suffering.
change
I resist change even as I call for it.
change things-change enough
A: Everything changes. B: But not enough.
god exit knowing-god
I know God exits, but I don't know where.