Scholars dream of finding small facts pregnant with great progeny. — Mason Cooley Dream Copy Share Image
Deconstruction glorifies the critic, humiliates the author, and makes the reader wonder why he bothered. — Mason Cooley Books Copy Share Image
Attacking a belief can be the first step toward embracing it. — Mason Cooley Attacking Copy Share Image
Analysis is more likely to adjust evidence than to adjust itself. — Mason Cooley Analysis Copy Share Image
At sixty, I know little more about wisdom than I did at thirty, but I know a great deal more about folly. — Mason Cooley Folly Copy Share Image
“Reading gives us someplace to go when we must stay where we are.” — Mason Cooley Reading Copy Share Image
Emblem: the carapace of the great crowned snail is painted with all the flags of the United Nations. — Mason Cooley Emblems Copy Share Image
At the dinner table, if you can't think of anything to say, sit quietly. Don't throw rolls, or chew on your napkin. — Mason Cooley Dinner Copy Share Image
Withhold admiration from a narcissist and be disliked. Give it and be treated with indifference. — Mason Cooley Admiration Copy Share Image
Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves. — Mason Cooley Compassion Copy Share Image
Supermarkets depict abundance; boutiques exclusiveness; roadside stands authenticity. — Mason Cooley Abundance Copy Share Image
Finding a thought for an aphorism is not hard. Putting a kink in its tail is the hard part. — Mason Cooley Aphorism Copy Share Image
Children enjoy inflicting pain until unhappiness teaches them tenderness. — Mason Cooley Children Copy Share Image
Even in writing an annual report, the unconscious plays a role. — Mason Cooley Annual reports Copy Share Image
