Mason Cooley Quotes
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A blocked path also offers guidance.
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Malice is always authentic and sincere.
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My thought has been shaped by books; my desires by pictures.
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The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's.
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In the street, the gaze of desire is furtive or menacing.
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There are different rules for reading, for thinking, and for talking. Writing blends all three of them.
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The man in the street is always a stranger.
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Observe decorum, and it will open a path to morality.
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A blunt statement can be as false as any other.
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The gods are watching, but idly, yawning.
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Bad faith likes discourse on friendship and loyalty.
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Eternity eludes us, even as a thought.
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My parents wanted me to solace them for sorrows they denied having had.
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Some loves are like a vice that has ceased to give pleasure.
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Sloth, not ill-will, makes me unjust.
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Minds will wander even during the Last Judgment.
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Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean.
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Documents create a paper reality we call proof.
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Outside books, we avoid colorful characters.
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Talk about yourself as much as you like, but do not expect others to listen.