As a comforter, philosophy cannot compete with a good dinner. by Mason Cooley

As a comforter, philosophy cannot compete with a good dinner.

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Magic lives in curves, not angles. by Mason Cooley

Magic lives in curves, not angles.

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Manly men and womanly women are still here but feeling nervous. by Mason Cooley

Manly men and womanly women are still here but feeling nervous.

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Sacred or not, sacrifice is an ugly business. by Mason Cooley

Sacred or not, sacrifice is an ugly business.

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Between repetition and forgetting, it is a marvel that a new thou... by Mason Cooley

Between repetition and forgetting, it is a marvel that a new thought ever struggles into existence.

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Every declaration of love contains an unstated list of exceptions... by Mason Cooley

Every declaration of love contains an unstated list of exceptions and demands.

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Living alone is good for privacy, bad for full-scale cooking and... by Mason Cooley

Living alone is good for privacy, bad for full-scale cooking and moving heavy furniture.

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I keep eating for fear I will be hungry. by Mason Cooley

I keep eating for fear I will be hungry.

The powerless worship Luck and Fate. by Mason Cooley

The powerless worship Luck and Fate.

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Photography knows how to authenticate its misrepresentations. by Mason Cooley

Photography knows how to authenticate its misrepresentations.

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Nudity is the costume of lovers and corpses. by Mason Cooley

Nudity is the costume of lovers and corpses.

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To gain a reputation for virtue, grieve over those you injure. by Mason Cooley

To gain a reputation for virtue, grieve over those you injure.

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Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets. by Mason Cooley

Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets.

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Plato's Symposium shows that flirtation and philosophy can furthe... by Mason Cooley

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

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Modern thought does not offer consolations, but upsets. by Mason Cooley

Modern thought does not offer consolations, but upsets.

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The Insignificance of Man is a congenial theme; my own insignific... by Mason Cooley

The Insignificance of Man is a congenial theme; my own insignificance is a sore point.

I really like life, don't you? There's nothing else quite like it... by Mason Cooley

I really like life, don't you? There's nothing else quite like it.

The ninety percent of human experience that does not fit into established narrative patterns falls into oblivion.

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Working cuts down on both folly and wisdom. by Mason Cooley

Working cuts down on both folly and wisdom.

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Emblem: the carapace of the great crowned snail is painted with a... by Mason Cooley

Emblem: the carapace of the great crowned snail is painted with all the flags of the United Nations.

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A blocked path also offers guidance. by Mason Cooley

A blocked path also offers guidance.

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