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In describing someone's character, I reveal my own.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Describing
Reveal
Someone
Character

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Pleasure usually comes when called, but not happiness.
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The sacred is found boring by many who find the uncanny fascinating.
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When science drove the gods out of nature, they took refuge in poetry and the porticos of civic buildings.
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Mistrust makes life difficult. Trust makes it risky.
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Disillusionment is not truth.
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Wallace Stevens: the Platonist celebrates endless change, but with regret.
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Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.
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Ideologies can survive hostility, but not indifference.
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A work of art is an echo chamber which repeats what people say about it.
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Pity drowns in numbers.
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Carnal knowledge is as forgettable as the other kinds.
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As a child I was middle-aged and cautious compared to my impulsive father.
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If a problem is insoluble, it is Necessity. Leave it alone.
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The supposed unhappiness of the rich is always a cheerful topic of conversation.
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Cure for an obsession: get another one.
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Children use all their wiles to get their way with adults. Adults do the same with children.
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As I review my life, I feel I must have missed the point, either then or now.
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An insult angers me. Being ignored crushes me.
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