What is Providence for you may be Nemesis for me. Mason Cooley More Quotes by Mason Cooley More Quotes From Mason Cooley Commitments, not feelings, hold life together. Mason Cooley togetherfeelingscommitment In the city, nudity means something; in the wild, it just exists. Mason Cooley wildernesscitiesmean The pointless ferocities of intellectual life shock businessmen, who kill only to eat. Mason Cooley businessmanshockintellectual Technique bridges among ideas, and sometimes generates them. Mason Cooley techniquebridgesideas Rule of science: only exclude purpose, and Nature will reveal her causes. Mason Cooley causespurposescience The right time to die is never exactly now. Mason Cooley diesright-timedeath Death promises nothing--not even oblivion. Mason Cooley obliviondeathpromise Only death rescues us from dying. Mason Cooley rescuedyingdeath Death is hacking away at my address book and party lists. Mason Cooley friendspartydeath Death is just around the corner. If only it would stay there. Mason Cooley around-the-cornerifsdeath Death is always there, just beneath the surface. Mason Cooley beneath-the-surfacesurfacedeath The wretchedness of failure is the great attraction of success. Mason Cooley wretchednessfailuresuccess Failures are easier to repeat than successes. Mason Cooley easierfailuresuccess Small successes are still successes; great failures are still failures. Mason Cooley failurestillssuccess Sometimes the only way to become grounded is to hit bottom. Mason Cooley sometimesrealityway The realism of failure, the romance of success. Mason Cooley realismromancereality Realism: the wealth of detail guarantees the truth of the tale. Mason Cooley detailsguaranteesreality The real reality is always just around the corner. Mason Cooley around-the-cornercornersreal Realism absorbs the ideal by adding a few small imperfections. Example: it paints a few specks of mud on the white gown of the Lady in the Garden. Mason Cooley gardenwhitereality The facts, even the real ones, must be imagined before they can be stated. Mason Cooley realrealityfacts
