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Mason Cooley
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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Self-hatred and self-love are equally self-centered.
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What lies behind appearance is usually another appearance.
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Rage against the world, if you like, but quietly, or the Guardians will awake.
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The body has a mind of its own.
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Good manners can render even virtue tolerable.
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All anger feels like righteous anger sorrow does not care whether it is righteous or not.
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Death is hacking away at my address book and party lists.
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