Fear of trying causes paralysis. Trying causes only trembling and sweating. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Pessimists fear becoming the dupes of Hope. Optimists enjoy Hope's company, and consider being duped no great matter. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
In love, we worry more about the meaning of silences than the meaning of words. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Suspense combines curiosity with fear and pulls them up a rising slope. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Travelling, I worry about luggage, prices, and strange food. At home, I am free to broaden my mind by thinking about the… — 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
