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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
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Existence
Thought
Thinking
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Thoughtful
Fantasy

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Popular culture is seductive high culture is imperious.
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The older we become, the more certain our future.
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Duty is whatever opposes inclination.
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The banker rubs his nose, thinking of his cat stalking something on the lawn.
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Writing is a refuge from unhappiness, but has its own sorrows.
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I have tried being surreal, but my frogs hop right back into their realistic ponds.
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Poor but happy is not a phrase invented by a poor person.
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We do justice coldly, injustice hotly.
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Flattery and insults raise the same question: What do you want?
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To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.
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Critics are more committed to the rules of art than artists are.
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A quiet well-behaved boy is likely to be both frightened and ambitious.
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In the theater of confusion, knowing the location of the exits is what counts.
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Many pains are imaginary, but all joys are real.
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The aphorist is a hit and run artist.
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When death comes too near, comedy and tragedy fall silent.
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The magic of procedure: do this after that and thus before so then your wish will be granted.
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Those who follow where their genitals lead them often wind up in tedious company.
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Electricity, water, gas, and steam course through the walls of my building, keeping it alive.
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