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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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When I try to portray to myself my heart's desire, nothing happens.
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The lyric deals with love and sorrow, the aphorism with contradiction and deceit.
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A theology whose god is a metaphor is wasting its time.
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Laughter and tears may not persuade, but they cannot be refuted.
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In love as in art, good technique helps.
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Alone, I am drunk on my thoughts in company, I am sober again.
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Always late: thus I make you the prisoner of my freedom.
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Wit saves us from being swallowed whole by life.
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To avoid doing anything, wait for the right circumstances.
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Most people find just being themselves not enough of a show.
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Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.
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Truth is a necessary phantom.
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I am easy-going right up to the borders of my self-interest.
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Hope, and hopelessness, persist despite the facts.
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A quick smile is more seductive than a slinky dress.
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Scholars dream of finding small facts pregnant with great progeny.
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Symbolism erects a facade of respectability to hide the indecency of dreams.
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Lovers do all the talking and writing. What are the Beloveds thinking?
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Smooth white skin invites something that will leave a trace, a kiss or a slap.
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Growth provides novel experiences for youth decay the same, alas, for age.
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