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Mason Cooley Quotes


Children use all their wiles to get their way with adults. Adults do the same with children.

City people make most of the fuss about the charms of country life.

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.

Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.

Conscious thought is the tidying up at the end.

Consciousness is our only reprieve from Time.

Creativity makes a leap, then looks to see where it is.

Critic's delight: scolding the Mighty Dead.

Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity.

Cure for an obsession: get another one.

Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.

Dancing and running shake up the chemistry of happiness.

Death is frightening, and so is Eternal Life.

Documents create a paper reality we call proof.

Don't stare into a mirror when you are trying to solve a problem.

Eternity eludes us, even as a thought.

Even boredom has its crises.

Even cats grow lonely and anxious.

Even the most fickle are faithful to a few bad habits.

Events are called inevitable only after they have occurred.