Quotes from Mason Cooley

Nostalgia paints a smile on the stony face of the past.

The smile of a politician is strong and friendly, but noncommittal.

Fortuna smiles and frowns according to a timetable surprising even to herself.

A goldfish is reason enough for living, if someone needs a reason.

Why not - is a slogan for an interesting life.

Regret for wasted time is more wasted time

Without a little negligence, life would be intolerable.

I did not know I was in my prime until afterwards.

Reality is the name we give to our disappointments.

Art seduces, but does not exploit.

My mind is led astray by every faint rustle.

Families in which nothing is ever discussed usually have a lot not to discuss.

Few artists can afford artistic temperament.

Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage.

Dirty old men, ignoring society, continue to follow nature.

Blackmail is one of the great pastimes of family life.

Not romance but companionship makes the happiness of daily life.

The squabbles of philandering Zeus and shrewish Hera are the Greeks' comment on married life.

Everyone knows that (1) happiness is the goal of life, and (2) happiness is a chimera.

Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully

Promiscuity is like never reading past the first page. Monogamy is like reading the same book over and over.

Fears and lies intensify consciousness.

Reading about ethics is about as likely to improve one's behavior as reading about sports is to make one into an athlete.

Eccentricity: strength of character doubling back on itself.