The self-righteous feel no need to be charming, and thus double their offensiveness. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
A moratorium on opportunities, please. I need to recover from the last one. — 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
Self-criticism expands the opportunities for discourse and eliminates the need for an adversary. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
The greater the privilege, the more hidden the arrogance. The Emperor of China need not exist. — 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
