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I was once in love with books. Now they go their way and I go mine.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Way
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Disappointment proves that expectations were mistaken.
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Documents create a paper reality we call proof.
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The facts, even the real ones, must be imagined before they can be stated.
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The past goes right on pulling me apart, though I can scarcely remember the people or the issues.
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If I can't serve as a role model, let me serve as a warning.
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Life is used up all the same, whether we save, spend, or waste it.
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When understanding would be too difficult, I become trusting.
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Journalism never admits that nothing much is happening.
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