Lonely people keep up a ceaseless flow of commentary on themselves. — Mason Cooley Ceaseless Copy Share Image
Families in which nothing is ever discussed usually have a lot not to discuss. — Mason Cooley Discussed Copy Share Image
The past is always waiting to entangle and deflect us. — Mason Cooley Always waiting Copy Share Image
Machismo makes no provision for preparing lunch, doing the laundry, or minding the baby. — Mason Cooley Baby Copy Share Image
Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little. — Mason Cooley Comedy Copy Share Image
Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts. — Mason Cooley Ideas Copy Share Image
Children would die of terror if they knew the folly and ignorance of their caretakers. — Mason Cooley Caretakers Copy Share Image
I seldom remember my father, but I sneeze and rub my nose the way he did. I also love my son with… — Mason Cooley Anger Copy Share Image
I criticize myself ruthlessly, but never mention the faults of which I am truly ashamed. — Mason Cooley Ashamed Copy Share Image
A frog in love would not be enchanted to learn that her beloved had turned into Prince Charming. — Mason Cooley Beloved Copy Share Image
Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it. — Mason Cooley Physics Copy Share Image
Go ahead and voice your criticisms, but don't expect to be invited back. — Mason Cooley Criticism Copy Share Image
The shades of respectability begin to close about the greying head. — Mason Cooley Greying Copy Share Image
My love grows wide and shallow in an effort to spread my losses. — Mason Cooley Effort Copy Share Image
The telephone gives us the happiness of being together yet safely apart. — Mason Cooley Being together Copy Share Image
Some eras worship infancy; some, the aged. None as yet has adored middle age. — Mason Cooley Age Copy Share Image
Intelligence is predatory, but full of fastidiousness and frights. — Mason Cooley Fright Copy Share Image
Money gives me more energy than all the Granola bars in the world. — Mason Cooley Bars Copy Share Image
We are prepared for insults, but compliments leave us baffled. — Mason Cooley Baffled Copy Share Image
My father was a patriarch inside a matriarchy, but never knew it. — Mason Cooley Father Copy Share Image