1,425 Quotes by Mason Cooley

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

Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen: even less, the trouble I’ve successfully avoided.

Critic’s delight: scolding the Mighty Dead.

If “there is no harm in asking,” why guilt and fear when we do so?

I love you is the inscription on Pandora’s box.

My mother’s mild-eyed sadness looks at me from the eyes of those I love.

Death promises nothing – not even oblivion.

If suffering brought wisdom, the dentist’s office would be full of luminous ideas.

Plato’s Symposium shows that flirtation and philosophy can further one another.