1,425 Quotes by Mason Cooley

The morose one refuses to smile even when he has just had his teeth cleaned.

Dignity takes alarm at the unexpected sound of laughter.

If the world would apologize, I might consider a reconciliation.

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Civilization creates discontents; barbarism creates quick endings.

Faith of the bore: everything is worth saying.

When my beloved arrives, I yawn. When my beloved departs, I weep.

The rich are never as possessed by their riches as the poor are by their poverty.

Deconstruction glorifies the critic, humiliates the author, and makes the reader wonder why he bothered.