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."
Faith prefers the absurd to the plausible.
I cling to depression, thinking it a form of truth.
Sometimes I discover I have changed my mind because I have forgotten what I used to think.
Good parties create a temporary youthfulness.
Courage overrides self-doubt, but does not end it.
We often mistake the original part of ourselves for a weakness.
If you corner me, you are going to hear some unwelcome truths.
Helplessness is a mighty power.
If you are going to be rude, be quick about it.
Money comes to life as it is spent.
I am most drawn to writing when I have something else urgent to do.
Truth usually stammers at first.
Always leave room for the reader to supply meanings.
Not romance but companionship makes the happiness of daily life.
The little suckings and smackings of the perversions are the sounds of joyous infancy.
Rule of criticism: only attend to the shape, and the purpose will manifest itself.
Every path to a new understanding begins in confusion.
The Insignificance of Man is a congenial theme; my own insignificance is a sore point.
Death promises nothing--not even oblivion.
In every death, a busy world comes to an end.