American - Writer | 1927 - 2002
In every death, a busy world comes to an end.
Mason Cooley
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Eternity eludes us, even as a thought.
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In love, we worry more about the meaning of silences than the meaning of words.
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Rage is exciting, but leaves me confused and exhausted.
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Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean.
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A sense of blessedness comes from a change of heart, not from more blessings.
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Amazing that the human race has taken enough time out from thinking about food or sex to create the arts and sciences.
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Old age: I fall asleep during the funerals of my friends.
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Old and young disbelieve one another's truths.
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Without civilization, we would not turn into animals, but vegetables.
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If I play hard to get, soon the phone stops ringing altogether.
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Events are called inevitable only after they have occurred.
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