The interest in Wisdom is fading. Soon there will not be enough left to support the aphorism, even though it tries to… — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Pornography does not inspire violence, but you can break a leg trying to imitate it. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
After rejection - misery, then thoughts of revenge, and finally, oh well, another try elsewhere. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Fear of trying causes paralysis. Trying causes only trembling and sweating. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Great talkers are trying to fill the gap between themselves and others, but only widen it. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
If I could do my life over, I would try to cleanse at least my pleasures of self-pity. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Self-conscious? Try a wig, a corset, a veil, a beard. Or cultivate shamelessness. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Don Juan tries not to see the skeptical winks that greet his boasting. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
As a youth, I sought out decadence; as an elder, I try to avoid decay. — 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
