Families in which nothing is ever discussed usually have a lot not to discuss. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
The family is on its way out; couples go next; then no more keeping cats or parrots. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Old photograph: amid the set poses of her family, a young girl smiles and raises her hand a little. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Nostalgia keeps dissolving the ironic narratives in which I have contained my past. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Even the most abject have a sense of superiority based on powerful though undefined merits. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
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 Image
My intentions go one way, my desires another. Thus I feel both self-indulgent and deprived. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
