Mason Cooley quotes - page 7

To understand a literary style, consider what it omits. (Mason Cooley)
There are different rules for reading, for thinking, and for talking. Writing blends all three of them.
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The gods are watching, but idly, yawning.
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Critic's delight: scolding the Mighty Dead.
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Families in which nothing is ever discussed usually have a lot not to discuss.
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Imagination has rules, but we can only guess what they are.
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Poor but happy is not a phrase invented by a poor person.
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Some loves are like a vice that has ceased to give pleasure.
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If the world would apologize, I might consider a reconciliation.
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The only peace is being out of earshot.
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People believe that photographs are true and therefore cannot be art. (Mason Cooley)
Innocence: I am only stepping on your face because it lies in my path.
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Other people's beliefs may be myths, but not mine.
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While there's life, there's fear.
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Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.
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I have learned to keep to myself how exceptional I am.
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Rereading, we find a new book.
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Sloth, not ill-will, makes me unjust.
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Fastidious taste makes enjoyment a struggle.
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I did not know I was in my prime until afterwards.
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Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris. (Mason Cooley)
Even boredom has its crises.
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People who abhor solitude may abhor company almost as much.
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In every death, a busy world comes to an end.
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Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame.
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