Mason Cooley Quotes
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People believe that photographs are true and therefore cannot be art.
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Malice is always authentic and sincere.
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Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word.
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Hatred observes with more care than love does.
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Mind and body obstruct one another's pleasures.
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My parents wanted me to solace them for sorrows they denied having had.
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When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion.
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The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's.
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Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating.
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Faith moves mountains, but you have to keep pushing while you are praying.
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To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.
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If I play hard to get, soon the phone stops ringing altogether.
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Old age: I fall asleep during the funerals of my friends.
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First literature came to refer only to itself, the literary theory.
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Few artists can afford artistic temperament.
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Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.
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A great reader seldom recognizes his solitude.
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The man in the street is always a stranger.
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Death is frightening, and so is Eternal Life.
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While we are reading, we are all Don Quixote.
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Outside books, we avoid colorful characters.
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Fastidious taste makes enjoyment a struggle.
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If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements.
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Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.