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
wish would-be found
Perhaps fortunately, no one has ever found out what it would be like to have all his wishes fulfilled.
guilty intimacy separateness
The intimacy of love absolves us of our guilty separateness.
fall patterns narrative
The ninety percent of human experience that does not fit into established narrative patterns falls into oblivion.
past avant-garde stranded
The avant-garde is now stranded in the past.
mind littles gaps
My mind no longer has romantic abysses, but has become shallow, with many little gaps and cracks.
heart mind way
The mind scolds the heart, which makes excuses and goes its own way.
garden mind delight
Full of troubles, the mind is still the only Garden of Delight.
life blame praise
Life just keeps unfolding, ignoring our praise or blame.
life risk life-is
Life is the risk we cannot refuse.
life goldfish needs
A goldfish is reason enough for living, if someone needs a reason.
life
I really like life, don't you? There's nothing else quite like it.
life waste mortality
Life is used up all the same, whether we save, spend, or waste it.
life mind body
Somehow the body keeps life going despite the ravaging negations of the mind.
life impossible eating
Vicarious living is only slightly less impossible than vicarious eating.