I would like to be a figment of my own imagination, but belly and bowels will not permit. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
The Insignificance of Man is a congenial theme; my own insignificance is a sore point. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
The nature of language may determine what most people say, but I always speak my own meaning. — 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
