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Loving, not the beloved, is the joy of love. The beloved, knowing this, most resolutely declines to be grateful.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Knowing
Love
Declines
Resolutely
Decline
Beloved
Loving
Grateful
Joy

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