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I did not know I was in my prime until afterwards.
Mason Cooley
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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Shameless: Punish me for my desire if you will. It burns still.
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Denial of one appetite sharpens the others.
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The madness of love can always be suspended--to cook dinner or catch a plane, for instance.
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Courage overrides self-doubt, but does not end it.
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Outside books, we avoid colorful characters.
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Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc.
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Unconditional love is a lofty ideal, but unconditional hate is a fact well documented by history.
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I deplore my shortcomings, but plan to keep them.
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