“Fantasy mirrors desire. Imagination reshapes it.”
— Mason Cooley
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Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature.
“Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort.”
— Mason Cooley
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Ultimately, blind faith is the only kind.
“Ultimately, blind faith is the only kind.”
— Mason Cooley
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Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness,
“Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little.”
— Mason Cooley
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Money is to my social existence what
“Money is to my social existence what health is to my body.”
— Mason Cooley
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Lying just for the fun of it
“Lying just for the fun of it is either art or pathology.”
— Mason Cooley
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Forgiveness is like faith. You have to
“Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it.”
— Mason Cooley
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Young poets bewail the passing of love;
“Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference.”
— Mason Cooley
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Art seduces, but does not exploit.
“Art seduces, but does not exploit.”
— Mason Cooley
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Taste refers to the past, imagination to
“Taste refers to the past, imagination to the future.”
— Mason Cooley
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Amazing that the human race has taken
“Amazing that the human race has taken enough time out from thinking about food or sex to create the arts and sciences.”
— Mason Cooley
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