The nature of language may determine what most people say, but I always speak my own meaning. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
When science drove the gods out of nature, they took refuge in poetry and the porticos of civic buildings. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
The cues that arouse desire are changed by Fashion, but feel like the proddings of Nature. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Many have attempted unnatural acts, but Nature has always shown the way. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Rule of science: only exclude purpose, and Nature will reveal her causes. — 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
