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
nice literature hobbies
Preserving tradition has become a nice hobby, like stamp collecting.
im-sorry sorry mistrust
Mistrust makes life difficult. Trust makes it risky.
stories literature insult
Modern literature seduces with insults, riddles, and inside stories.
beginning-middle-and-end abandoned ends
The beginning, middle, and end are parodied, reversed, and hidden by modernism, but not abandoned.
modern paint depiction
Modern pictures banish depiction for interfering with the workings of paint.
freedom lateness late
Always late: thus I make you the prisoner of my freedom.
happiness lost complainers
Complainers rule out happiness, mentioning it only as something lost.
complaining pastime complaints
Complaining is the favorite pastime of millions.
rights privilege enjoy
I enjoy my rights, but I revel in my privileges.
beauty children said
One's fetishes are fascinating, but not because of their beauty or significance. The same could be said for one's genitals, or one's children.
ponds frogs realistic
I have tried being surreal, but my frogs hop right back into their realistic ponds.
sublime telescopes binoculars
Telescopes and binoculars endanger the ever-distant sublime.
truth landscape horizon
The horizon is more than a convention of landscape painting, less than truth.
baby lunch laundry
Machismo makes no provision for preparing lunch, doing the laundry, or minding the baby.