Mason Cooley

Unlike the actual, the fictional explains itself. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#explains #fictional #itself #unlike

We are more tied to our faults than to our virtues. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#more #our #than #tied #virtues

Well-behaved: he always speaks as if his mother might be listening. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#his #listening #might #mother #speaks

When a man bores a woman, she complains. When a woman bores a man, he ignores her. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#complains #her #ignores #man #she

When sages commend excess, Desire is sick. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#desire #excess #sages #sick

While there's life, there's fear. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#life #while

Who would not give up wit for power and beauty? ↗

— Mason Cooley

#give #power #up #who #wit

Why do we never expect dull people to be rascals? ↗

— Mason Cooley

#expect #never #never expect #people #rascals

Without civilization, we would not turn into animals, but vegetables. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#into #turn #vegetables #without #would

Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#more #say #than #they say #writers