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
enough circumstances wells
Position yourself well enough, and circumstances will do the rest.
satisfaction enough
Enough is ever-receding.
strong irony enough
Irony dissolves sentiment, but occasionally a sentiment is strong enough to dissolve irony.
boredom enough oneself
One eventually has enough even of oneself.
change things-change enough
A: Everything changes. B: But not enough.
sometimes enough yeah
Sometimes "Yes" is rhetoric enough.
people just-being enough
Most people find just being themselves not enough of a show.
nature enough fortune
If we knew enough, fortune would turn out to be nature.
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.