Mason Cooley (1927 – July 25, 2002) was an American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms. One of these such aphorisms Cooley developed was "The time I kill is killing me."
After a moment of shrinking back, we domesticate the grotesque.
Scholarship can find little to say about the obvious.
Art can make chaos seductive.
I cling to depression, thinking it a form of truth.
Publish in haste and repent at leisure.
The Lady: a fluty voice, sensible shoes, a melancholy sense of living by rules few still remember.
To postpone unpleasantness is human; to forget it is divine.
'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto. '
A real idea keeps changing and appears in many places.
The novelty we want is always close to the familiar.
The lion cares less about being king of the beasts than about finding his dinner.
One eventually has enough even of oneself.
We are prepared for insults, but compliments leave us baffled.
Moderation in all things is best, but it's pretty hard to get excited about it.
Alone, lonely people talk to themselves. In company, they often continue.
Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.
The noble style immobilizes its subjects.
If you are going to be rude, be quick about it.
Curiosity, easily frightened, takes refuge in puzzles, murder mysteries, and spectator sports.
Pride sings and dances; humility sighs.