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The body has a mind of its own.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Body
Mind

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I am interested in a hundred things, but only slightly.
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Lies and promises are necessary but not sufficient.
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A modest demeanor arouses thoughts of seduction.
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Romantics consider common sense vulgar.
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The prison is the state writ small.
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Position yourself well enough, and circumstances will do the rest.
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Yearning wants mostly to perpetuate itself.
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A dense undergrowth of extension cords sustains my upper world of lights, music, and machines of comfort.
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I really like life, don't you? There's nothing else quite like it.
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I enjoy my rights, but I revel in my privileges.
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Flattery and insults raise the same question: What do you want?
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Faith of the bore: everything is worth saying.
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In youth, love and art. In age, investments and antiques.
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When death comes too near, comedy and tragedy fall silent.
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Victory brings obliviousness defeat, attentiveness.
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Hatred of the mother is familiar, but the mother's hatred still comes as a surprise.
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Intelligence in isolation turns to aimless marauding.
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Nonsense is socially OK, but not stupidity.
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If I had found the words I was looking for, I would not have read so much.
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