As a youth, I sought out decadence; as an elder, I try to avoid decay. Mason Cooley More Quotes by Mason Cooley More Quotes From Mason Cooley Rules that are never violated cease to be recognized as Rules. Mason Cooley cease The language of pornography is abusive, that of romance adoring. Both are addressed to a fetish. Mason Cooley fetishromancelanguage One's fetishes are fascinating, but not because of their beauty or significance. The same could be said for one's genitals, or one's children. Mason Cooley saidbeautychildren Complaining is the favorite pastime of millions. Mason Cooley pastimecomplaintscomplaining Complainers rule out happiness, mentioning it only as something lost. Mason Cooley complainerslosthappiness Modern pictures banish depiction for interfering with the workings of paint. Mason Cooley depictionmodernpaint The beginning, middle, and end are parodied, reversed, and hidden by modernism, but not abandoned. Mason Cooley abandonedbeginning-middle-and-endends Modern literature seduces with insults, riddles, and inside stories. Mason Cooley insultliteraturestories Avant-garde art jousts with propriety, but takes care never to unseat it. Mason Cooley avant-gardecareart Modernism: the books are as hard to understand as life itself. Mason Cooley modernismhardbook Self-sacrifice usually contains an unspoken demand for payment. Mason Cooley demandsacrificeself Alzheimer's usually comes later than AIDS, but I decline to call that progress. Mason Cooley alzheimersaidsprogress An event is not over until everyone is tired of talking about it. Mason Cooley tiredeventstalking The beloved is the ultimate fetish. Mason Cooley fetishbelovedultimate The body has a mind of its own. Mason Cooley bodymind The passion for money is never fickle. Mason Cooley ficklepassion Self-reform is the only kind that works. Mason Cooley reformliteratureself Consciousness is our only reprieve from Time. Mason Cooley reprieveconsciousnessliterature The ravaged face in the mirror hides the enchanting youth that is the real me. Mason Cooley mirrorsrealliterature Commerce is greedy. Ideology is blood-thirsty. Mason Cooley greedythirstyblood
