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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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The egg is the symbol of perfection. Do you want an egg?
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Unlike the actual, the fictional explains itself.
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Only death goes deeper than sex.
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Cynicism often draws correct conclusions, but nobody could live by its lights.
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I seldom remember my father, but I sneeze and rub my nose the way he did. I also love my son with grief and anger, as he did.
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A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.
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The time I kill is killing me.
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Middle age went by while I was mourning for my lost youth.
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When you can't figure out what to do, it's time for a nap.
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In a strange city, I connect through food and fantasy.
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To confer dignity, forgive. To express contempt, forget.
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Metaphors convince at once or not at all.
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Innocence: I am only stepping on your face because it lies in my path.
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Mild brown eyes beckon me to the past, but memory provides no clue.
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The real reality is always just around the corner.
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The greater the privilege, the more hidden the arrogance. The Emperor of China need not exist.
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Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.
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Every representation, even of an orgy, is a sublimation.
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Thrift is an attractive idea until you get down to specifics.
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Sacred or not, sacrifice is an ugly business.
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