Quote

F. Scott Fitzgerald thought that prolonging his adolescence would protect his talent.

Mason Cooley

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Protect
Talent
Thought
Would
Prolonging
Fitzgerald
Scott
Adolescence

More quotes by Mason Cooley

Image
The nudes of art are not so distant from pornography as prudish pedants pretend.
Mason Cooley
Image
Poor but happy is not a phrase invented by a poor person.
Mason Cooley
Image
Think of the many different relations of form and content. E.g., the many pairs of trousers and what's in them.
Mason Cooley
Image
Children use all their wiles to get their way with adults. Adults do the same with children.
Mason Cooley
Image
A neurotic can neither enjoy his illusions nor give them up.
Mason Cooley
Image
Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.
Mason Cooley
Image
Sulking is silent because speaking would reveal its folly.
Mason Cooley
Image
A dense undergrowth of extension cords sustains my upper world of lights, music, and machines of comfort.
Mason Cooley
Image
Eccentricity gives misfits a way of fitting in.
Mason Cooley
Image
The etiquette of romantic love is as elaborate as that surrounding the Emperor of China.
Mason Cooley
Image
Family romances are the only ones that never turn out happily.
Mason Cooley
Image
Outside books, we avoid colorful characters.
Mason Cooley
Image
Falling in love is the right adventure for those who dislike sports and travel.
Mason Cooley
Image
Small successes are still successes great failures are still failures.
Mason Cooley
Image
Beauty compels us reason merely cajoles.
Mason Cooley
Image
When science drove the gods out of nature, they took refuge in poetry and the porticos of civic buildings.
Mason Cooley
Image
As a child I was middle-aged and cautious compared to my impulsive father.
Mason Cooley
Image
Lonely people console themselves with self-absorption or curiosity.
Mason Cooley
Image
Doubt is long-winded. Certainty is brief.
Mason Cooley
Image
By the time I have clarified a thought, I no longer want to think it.
Mason Cooley