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
love art stills
All history and art are against us, but we still expect happiness in love.
love money nice
When love and adventure are finished, it's nice to have getting and spending to fall back on.
love sorrow sorrow-love
Love sorrows are addictive as other sorrows are not.
love thinking important
Only those in comfortable circumstances think love is the most important thing.
creativity substitutes competence
Creativity is not a substitute for competence.
Your words and my words are the same, but not our meaning.
meaningful
Stutters and snorts are meaningful but not usually referential.
mystery controversy
The unknowable creates the greatest controversies.
cows mystery ambiguous
Even a cow creates ambiguous signifiers. The moo of mystery.
littles mysterious mystery
To remain mysterious, say little and do nothing.
book meaningless
Unlike life, when books become meaningless, they are making a point.
book people conscious
Good books do not make people wiser or happier--only more conscious.
book way mines
I was once in love with books. Now they go their way and I go mine.
strong hopeful able
Only the strong and the hopeful are able to revolt.