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
Mason Cooley quotes about
overcoming pleasure limitation
The limitations of pleasure cannot be overcome by more pleasure.
illness refuge trapped
We take refuge in illness and then are trapped there.
faithful fickle obscurity
Fame is fickle, but Obscurity is usually faithful to the end.
halos holiness fame
Fame now wears the halo that once crowned holiness.
whim wit
Wit: a whim followed by a wham.
sometimes enough yeah
Sometimes "Yes" is rhetoric enough.
romantic sex speak
It is hard to speak of sex without being clinical, brutal, or romantic.
vices boring cruelty
Unlike other vices, cruelty, alas, is never boring.
stoicism behavior ifs
What's the good of being stoical if nobody notices?
up-in-the-air noses gone
If your nose is up in the air, you cannot see where you are going.
theme repetition autobiography
The theme of my autobiography could only be repetition.
about-yourself
Talk about yourself as much as you like, but do not expect others to listen.
i-am-what-i-am not-sure knows
I know that I am what I am. But I am not sure what I am.