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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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New York is full of abandoned churches. A Godless city, but full of superstitions on every subject--art, money, sex, food, health.
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Hypocrisy is the outside of cynicism.
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Pursuit of the approximate can conclude. Not so pursuit of the absolute.
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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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Street sign: Ho Hum Road & Easy Street In retirement, I look for days off from my days off.
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Fears and lies intensify consciousness.
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Reclusive? The inner city will secure your privacy better than any desert cave.
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Many try to force the past to change.
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To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.
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A Museum of fetishes would give special attention to the history of underwear.
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Either offer me something I really like, or stop trying to tempt me.
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The transcendental promises a vacation from history.
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Adversity can strengthen us if it does not go on too long.
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Few artists can afford artistic temperament.
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Living alone is good for privacy, bad for full-scale cooking and moving heavy furniture.
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Sulking is silent because speaking would reveal its folly.
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Telescopes and binoculars endanger the ever-distant sublime.
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Holding unconventional opinions makes people feel they have strong characters.
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I resist change even as I call for it.
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Families in which nothing is ever discussed usually have a lot not to discuss.
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