All Mason Cooley Quotes
- Three people marooned on a desert island would soon reinvent politics. Desert
- Sacred or not, sacrifice is an ugly business. Business
- Great talkers are trying to fill the gap between themselves and others, but only widen it. Conversation
- To be fulfilled, a prophecy needs lots of flexibility. Flexibility
- Between repetition and forgetting, it is a marvel that a new thought ever struggles into existence. Existence
- Every declaration of love contains an unstated list of exceptions and demands. Contains
- Sexual attraction pairs people, but does not match them. Attraction
- Carnal knowledge is as forgettable as the other kinds. Carnal
- Preserving tradition has become a nice hobby, like stamp collecting. Collecting
- Romantics consider common sense vulgar. Common
- The aim of literary ambition is to demonstrate one's greatness of soul. Aim
- The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's. Beginning
- The man in the street is always a stranger. Inspirational
- Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Foreigners
- Well-behaved: he always speaks as if his mother might be listening. Always Speaks
- A blunt statement can be as false as any other. Any
- A real idea keeps changing and appears in many places. Appears
- Affection reproaches, but does not denounce. Affection
- An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie. God
- Art seduces, but does not exploit. Art