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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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In the street, the gaze of desire is furtive or menacing.
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A blocked path also offers guidance.
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When I get the point, I often don't know what to do with it.
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Virtue sometimes pretends. Vice is always sincere.
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I win on my merits my opponents win by cheating.
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A quick smile is more seductive than a slinky dress.
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Now that I see you understand me so well, I will avoid you.
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Living too long exacts a painful price.
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Guilt agonizes over trifles, ignores habitual wrongdoing.
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The same old thing--even if it's champagne--is still the same old thing.
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Lies and promises are necessary but not sufficient.
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Some subjects come up suddenly in our speech and cannot be silenced.
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Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.
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Death is just around the corner. If only it would stay there.
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Chastity is now treated as a sexual problem.
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Lovers remain in the dark, working hard to keep out daylight.
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We often mistake the original part of ourselves for a weakness.
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If you belong to the underclass, you are already guilty.
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A great reader seldom recognizes his solitude.
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