The lover as baby is a less troubling idea than the baby as lover. — Mason Cooley Baby Copy Share Image
The negative always wins at last, but I like it none the better for that. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
A suburb is an attempt to get out of reach of the city without having the city be out of reach. — Mason Cooley Cities Copy Share Image
The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path. — Mason Cooley Computers Copy Share Image
A successful restaurant makes everything in it, including the patrons, seem a little better than they are. — Mason Cooley Food Copy Share Image
The language of pornography is abusive, that of romance adoring. Both are addressed to a fetish. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Every book teaches a lesson, even if the lesson is only that one has chosen the wrong book. — Mason Cooley Book Copy Share Image
The Ancient Mariner seizes the guest at the wedding feast and will not let go until he has told all his story:… — Mason Cooley Ancient Copy Share Image
The self-righteous feel no need to be charming, and thus double their offensiveness. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Supermarkets depict abundance; boutiques exclusiveness; roadside stands authenticity. — Mason Cooley Abundance Copy Share Image
Stutters and snorts are meaningful but not usually referential. — Mason Cooley Meaningful Copy Share Image
The great advantage of a new friend is that we have not yet found one another out. — Mason Cooley Advantage Copy Share Image
Bravery despite defeat is praiseworthy. Victory despite cowardice is beyond praise. — Mason Cooley Bravery Copy Share Image
Complainers rule out happiness, mentioning it only as something lost. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Comedy is hostile to profundity, and brings everything to the surface. — Mason Cooley Comedy Copy Share Image
To gain a reputation for virtue, grieve over those you injure. — Mason Cooley Character Copy Share Image
The limits of prudence: one cannot jump out of a burning building gradually. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Theory can leave questions unanswered, but practice has to come up with something. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
My regimen is lust and avarice for exercise, gluttony and sloth for relaxation. — Mason Cooley Avarice Copy Share Image
I like what I do for a living. I also like NOT doing it--perhaps even more. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Undecidability is a useful category even in dealing with restaurant menus. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
