Ladies and gentlemen are supposed to be looked after by others, like children and pets. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
As a child I was told by my parents that I was happy, but I did not believe them. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Children would die of terror if they knew the folly and ignorance of their caretakers. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Pleasing illusion: if my childhood had been the Paradise it should have been, all would now be well. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Posterity--the forlorn child of nineteenth century optimism--grows ever harder to conceive. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Children consider disliking their parents natural, but if the dislike is returned, they are outraged. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
One's fetishes are fascinating, but not because of their beauty or significance. The same could be said for one's genitals, or one's… — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Children use all their wiles to get their way with adults. Adults do the same with children. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
To be a social success, do not act pathetic, arrogant, or bored. Do not discuss your unhappy childhood, your visit to the… — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Children must be protected not because they are innocent but because they are powerless. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Children enjoy inflicting pain until unhappiness teaches them tenderness. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
As a child I was middle-aged and cautious compared to my impulsive father. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
I do not remember joy or sorrow in childhood, but listening for clues. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Nostalgia keeps dissolving the ironic narratives in which I have contained my past. — Mason Cooley Copy Share
Even the most abject have a sense of superiority based on powerful though undefined merits. — Mason Cooley Copy Share
Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc. — Mason Cooley Copy Share
My intentions go one way, my desires another. Thus I feel both self-indulgent and deprived. — Mason Cooley Copy Share
