Mason Cooley

“Money: power at its most liquid.”

“I have learned to keep to myself how exceptional I am.”

“Bad faith likes discourse on friendship and loyalty.”

“Few friendships could survive the moodiness of love affairs.”

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

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

“Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit.”

“People who abhor solitude may abhor company almost as much.”

“In the game of love, the losers are more celebrated than the winners.”

“For many, immaturity is an ideal, not a defect.”

“Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.”

“I'm being treated like a sex object, cried the lady. No matter. I will take care of it, said Time soothingly.”

“The higher the moral tone, the more suspect the speaker.”

“The shades of respectability begin to close about the greying head.”

“Reality is the name we give to our disappointments.”

“Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.”

“Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating.”

“Cure for an obsession: get another one.”

“No chaos, no creation. Evidence: the kitchen at mealtime.”

“Innocence is thought charming because it offers delightful possibilities for exploitation.”