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
friends death book
Death is hacking away at my address book and party lists.
death dying rescue
Only death rescues us from dying.
death promise oblivion
Death promises nothing--not even oblivion.
death right-time dies
The right time to die is never exactly now.
science purpose causes
Rule of science: only exclude purpose, and Nature will reveal her causes.
bridges ideas technique
Technique bridges among ideas, and sometimes generates them.
intellectual shock businessman
The pointless ferocities of intellectual life shock businessmen, who kill only to eat.
mean cities wilderness
In the city, nudity means something; in the wild, it just exists.
commitment feelings together
Commitments, not feelings, hold life together.
moving commitment detachment
Our detachments move us toward freedom and death.
self-esteem self esteem
Self-esteem is not based on itself.
criticism important use
A critic who uses new quotations is making important changes.
criticism shapes purpose
Rule of criticism: only attend to the shape, and the purpose will manifest itself.
criticism evidence strict
Strict rules of evidence would destroy psychoanalysis and literary criticism.