Death is always there, just beneath the surface.
By Mason Cooley
Death is hacking away at my address book and party lists.
By Mason Cooley
Death is just around the corner. If only it would stay there.
By Mason Cooley
Boredom, not the will, is the mother of change. Necessity is the father.
By Mason Cooley
Awakening in the morning returns us to life, and to awareness of death.
By Mason Cooley
A work of art is an echo chamber which repeats what people say about it.
By Mason Cooley
A: What is the meaning of life? B: I know, but I won't tell you.
By Mason Cooley
A goldfish is reason enough for living, if someone needs a reason.
By Mason Cooley
A laughing Lear would be monstrous. Not so a laughing Romeo and Juliet.
By Mason Cooley
The routines of tourism are even more monotonous than those of daily life.
By Mason Cooley
Ultimately, blind faith is the only kind. Faith
By Mason Cooley
As equality increases, so does the number of people struggling for predominance. Equality
By Mason Cooley
I am skeptical in principle, gullible in practice.
By Mason Cooley
Indifference is an excellent substitute for patience.
By Mason Cooley
Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference.
By Mason Cooley
Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating.
By Mason Cooley
Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean.
By Mason Cooley
Without civilization, we would not turn into animals, but vegetables.
By Mason Cooley
Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them.
By Mason Cooley
Why do we never expect dull people to be rascals?
By Mason Cooley
While we are reading, we are all Don Quixote.
By Mason Cooley
