Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Radical historians now the tell the story of Thanksgiving from the point of view of the turkey. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Unconditional love is a lofty ideal, but unconditional hate is a fact well documented by history. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
A Museum of fetishes would give special attention to the history of underwear. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
All history and art are against us, but we still expect happiness in love. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
History takes place between the Fall and the Apocalypse, with a narrow escape route called Salvation. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort. — 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
