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Old age learns about less after a lifetime of more.
Mason Cooley
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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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As I criss-cross the city hurrying, I feel always the unchanging cold beneath the pavement.
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One's fetishes are fascinating, but not because of their beauty or significance. The same could be said for one's genitals, or one's children.
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Our civilization is shifting from science and technology to rhetoric and litigation.
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The time I kill is killing me.
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Paradox implies that stating a contradiction disposes of it.
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