Aphorism Quotes by Mason Cooley

Aphorisms are not true or false, but pointed or flat.

— Mason Cooley

Aphorisms may equivocate, but they must not wobble.

— Mason Cooley

Aphorisms know the angles, but not the structure.

— Mason Cooley

The aphorism sometimes casts off cynicism and expresses strong feeling.

— Mason Cooley

The aphorism wants to be at the same time both main line and off beat.

— Mason Cooley

An aphorism that does not score is just one more sentence.

— Mason Cooley

A sentimental aphorism is even more a surprise than a hard- boiled sonnet.

— Mason Cooley

Finding a thought for an aphorism is not hard. Putting a kink in its tail is the hard part.

— Mason Cooley

Good places for aphorisms: in fortune cookies, on bumper stickers, and on banners flying over the Palace of Free Advice.

— Mason Cooley

The interest in Wisdom is fading. Soon there will not be enough left to support the aphorism, even though it tries to…

— Mason Cooley

The perfect aphorism would achieve classical balance and then immediately upset it.

— Mason Cooley

The aphorism: a platitude that swerves, or slides all the way around.

— Mason Cooley

Writing an upbeat aphorism is a temptation, but decorum forbids.

— Mason Cooley

The haiku lets meaning float; the aphorism pins it down.

— Mason Cooley

In an aphorism, aptness counts for more than truth.

— Mason Cooley

The aphorism is a slippery plaything.

— Mason Cooley

The aphorism offers a momentary sense of mastery over some confusion or unhappiness.

— Mason Cooley

The lyric deals with love and sorrow, the aphorism with contradiction and deceit.

— Mason Cooley

To be thoroughly modern, an aphorism should trail off vaguely rather than coming to a point.

— Mason Cooley

Aphorisms have never seduced anybody, but they have fooled some into considering themselves worldly-wise.

— Mason Cooley

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

— Mason Cooley