Quote

Rule of criticism: only attend to the shape, and the purpose will manifest itself.

Mason Cooley

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Shapes
Purpose
Attend
Manifest
Shape
Criticism
Rule

More quotes by Mason Cooley

Image
Magic trick: to make people disappear, ask them to fulfill their promises.
Mason Cooley
Image
The desire to be significant casts a pall.
Mason Cooley
Image
Old age learns about less after a lifetime of more.
Mason Cooley
Image
By the time I have clarified a thought, I no longer want to think it.
Mason Cooley
Image
Talk about yourself as much as you like, but do not expect others to listen.
Mason Cooley
Image
The passion for money is never fickle.
Mason Cooley
Image
Wisdom has lost repute because it so often applies to a state of affairs that no longer exists.
Mason Cooley
Image
One's fetishes are fascinating, but not because of their beauty or significance. The same could be said for one's genitals, or one's children.
Mason Cooley
Image
When I try to portray to myself my heart's desire, nothing happens.
Mason Cooley
Image
I dream of vague shapes that hint of my heart's desire.
Mason Cooley
Image
In the theater of confusion, knowing the location of the exits is what counts.
Mason Cooley
Image
The man of sensibility is too busy talking about his feelings to have time for good deeds.
Mason Cooley
Image
Reclusive? The inner city will secure your privacy better than any desert cave.
Mason Cooley
Image
Politicians love change, but of details only.
Mason Cooley
Image
The time I kill is killing me.
Mason Cooley
Image
Babies and the old are permitted self-absorption. In between, it provokes resentment.
Mason Cooley
Image
When money disappears, we soon understand the power of absence.
Mason Cooley
Image
In love, self-love is always at risk.
Mason Cooley
Image
After I have said what is required by my vanity and my morality, I may find a moment for Truth.
Mason Cooley
Image
Mortality: not acquittal but a series of postponements is what we hope for.
Mason Cooley