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
real mirrors faces
The ravaged face in the mirror hides the enchanting youth that is the real me.
The only peace is being out of earshot.
giving vices pleasure
Some loves are like a vice that has ceased to give pleasure.
conscious ends tidying-up
Conscious thought is the tidying up at the end.
consciousness reprieve
Consciousness is our only reprieve from Time.
i-am-what-i-am not-sure knows
I know that I am what I am. But I am not sure what I am.
imagination
Imagination has rules, but we can only guess what they are.
yawning
The gods are watching, but idly, yawning.
country cities people
City people make most of the fuss about the charms of country life.
hatred doe care
Hatred observes with more care than love does.
opportunity names answers
Opportunity knocks, but doesn't always answer to its name.
mirrors soul faces
Seeing my malevolent face in the mirror, my benevolent soul shrinks back.
fees psychoanalysis seems
In psychoanalysis, only the fee is exactly what it seems to be.
sick desire excess
When sages commend excess, Desire is sick.