1,425 Quotes by Mason Cooley

The haiku lets meaning float; the aphorism pins it down.

The closeups of pornography make human genitals look like undiscovered prehistoric animals.

A great reader seldom recognizes his solitude.

Affection reproaches, but does not denounce.

Shameless: Punish me for my desire if you will. It burns still.

Comedy distances pain, but leaves signs of it everywhere.

Logic and fact keep interfering with the easy flow of conversation.

Hatred of the mother is familiar, but the mother's hatred still comes as a surprise.

In the city, nudity means something; in the wild, it just exists.