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If I can't serve as a role model, let me serve as a warning.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Writing is a refuge from unhappiness, but has its own sorrows.
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Duty is whatever opposes inclination.
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Falling in love is the right adventure for those who dislike sports and travel.
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Boredom strives to detach, but finds itself stuck.
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Being enthusiastic settles nothing.
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Writers tell more truths, and more lies, than most.
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The aphorism sometimes casts off cynicism and expresses strong feeling.
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A blocked path also offers guidance.
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Passion cooks. Reason cleans.
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Self-esteem is not based on itself.
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The cues that arouse desire are changed by Fashion, but feel like the proddings of Nature.
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