Everyone knows that (1) happiness is the goal of life, and (2) happiness is a chimera. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
People often are unsure whether or not they are in love, but they generally know whether or not they are having sex. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen: even less, the trouble I've successfully avoided. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Listen to what people say about themselves; they will tell you everything you need to know. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
As every cockroach knows, thriving on poisons is the secret of success. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Many have never felt strong, but everyone knows what it is to feel weak. — 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
