Quotes By Mason Cooley

In every death, a busy world comes to an end.

If we think about the obvious long enough, it dissolves.

Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Observe decorum, and it will open a path to morality.

Malice is always authentic and sincere.

Art seduces, but does not exploit.

Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.

To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.

I did not know I was in my prime until afterwards.

If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements.

Fastidious taste makes enjoyment a struggle.

I love you is the inscription on Pandora's box.

Don't stare into a mirror when you are trying to solve a problem.

Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference.

Even the most fickle are faithful to a few bad habits.

Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit.

In psychoanalysis, only the fee is exactly what it seems to be.

Good parties create a temporary youthfulness.

When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion.

Often, when I want to consult my impulses, I cannot find them.

Moo may represent an idea, but only the cow knows.

Fail, and your friends feel superior. Succeed, and they feel resentful.

A blunt statement can be as false as any other.

If the world would apologize, I might consider a reconciliation.

Seeing my malevolent face in the mirror, my benevolent soul shrinks back.

Ultimately, blind faith is the only kind.

The lonely become either thoughtful or empty.

Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.

Procrastination makes easy things hard, hard things harder.