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Victimization has its privileges, and I want some.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Victimization
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General statements omit what we really want to know. Example: some horses run faster than others.
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The past goes right on pulling me apart, though I can scarcely remember the people or the issues.
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One eventually has enough even of oneself.
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Belief forages, moving from pasture to pasture.
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Sacred or not, sacrifice is an ugly business.
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Dreams are distorted representations of desire. So are dream- analyses.
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Many think that assigning blame settles matters.
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Symbolism erects a facade of respectability to hide the indecency of dreams.
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A sense of righteousness is even more dangerous than a violent temper.
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The meaning of today will not be clear until tomorrow.
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When appearance and reality coincide, philosophy and literary criticism find themselves with nothing to say.
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If I can't serve as a role model, let me serve as a warning.
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The perfect pleasure: money is neither fattening nor immoral nor illegal.
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Eternity eludes us, even as a thought.
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Forget what hurt you but never forget what it thaught you.
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All history and art are against us, but we still expect happiness in love.
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Thank God for the passing of the discomforts and vile cuisine of the age of chivalry!
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Sexual attraction pairs people, but does not match them.
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Rule of art: let half-blind purpose lead you.
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If you corner me, you are going to hear some unwelcome truths.
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