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

Mason Cooley

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

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I dream of vague shapes that hint of my heart's desire.
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The ironies in the commonplace are my inspiration and delight.
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To avoid tripping on the chain of the past, you have to pick it up and wind it about you.
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My aspiration now is to get by luck what I could not get by merit.
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The writer is always courted by invitations from the all-too- familiar.
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If I had found the words I was looking for, I would not have read so much.
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Innocence: I am only stepping on your face because it lies in my path.
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Envy grieves. Jealousy rages.
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The greater the privilege, the more hidden the arrogance. The Emperor of China need not exist.
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Even in the midst of love-making, writers are working on the description.
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A modest demeanor arouses thoughts of seduction.
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In the city, nudity means something in the wild, it just exists.
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Money gives me more energy than all the Granola bars in the world.
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Mild brown eyes beckon me to the past, but memory provides no clue.
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Writing is a refuge from unhappiness, but has its own sorrows.
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Holding unconventional opinions makes people feel they have strong characters.
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Every time I change the way I explain myself to myself, I have to rearrange the story of my life.
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Good manners can render even virtue tolerable.
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If you corner me, you are going to hear some unwelcome truths.
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