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 borders easy
I am easy-going right up to the borders of my self-interest.
remember forget
Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets.
grieving gains reputation
To gain a reputation for virtue, grieve over those you injure.
long information
Wisdom is dead. Long live information.
costumes lovers nudity
Nudity is the costume of lovers and corpses.
photography misrepresentation knows
Photography knows how to authenticate its misrepresentations.
fate luck worship
The powerless worship Luck and Fate.
eating hungry
I keep eating for fear I will be hungry.
kind forgettable carnal-knowledge
Carnal knowledge is as forgettable as the other kinds.
people pairs doe
Sexual attraction pairs people, but does not match them.
demand lists exception
Every declaration of love contains an unstated list of exceptions and demands.
struggle forget repetition
Between repetition and forgetting, it is a marvel that a new thought ever struggles into existence.
needs prophecy fulfilled
To be fulfilled, a prophecy needs lots of flexibility.
trying gaps conversation
Great talkers are trying to fill the gap between themselves and others, but only widen it.