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
disappointment funny-friend laughing
Laughing at our friends, we avenge the disappointment they have caused.
disappointment remember feels
I feel disappointed, but I don't remember just what I expected.
disappointment
We express disappointment in everything except ourselves.
disappointment expectations prove
Disappointment proves that expectations were mistaken.
disappointment literature cynicism
Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.
disappointment reality names
Reality is the name we give to our disappointments.
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.