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“Yes,” said Cooley. “That is the question, as the Bard might say.” “The Bard?” “What’s so funny?” said Cooley. “Nothing, sir,” I said. “I just didn’t know people still used that term.” “Well, I’m a people, Burke. Am I not?” “Of course.” “If you prick me, do I not bleed, you scat-gobbling, mother-rimming prick?” Occasionally Dean Cooley reverted to a vocabulary more suited to his marine years, but some maintained it was only when he felt threatened, or stretched for time. “Yes, sir,” I said.”
Sam Lipsyte“Yes,” said Cooley. “That is the question, as the Bard might say.” “The Bard?” “What’s so funny?” said Cooley. “Nothing, sir,” I said. “I just didn’t know people still used that term.” “Well, I’m a people, Burke. Am I not?” “Of course.” “If you prick me, do I not bleed, you scat-gobbling, mother-rimming prick?” Occasionally Dean Cooley reverted to a vocabulary more suited to his marine years, but some maintained it was only when he felt threatened, or stretched for time. “Yes, sir,” I said.”
Sam Lipsyte, The Ask“Cure for an obsession: get another one.”
Mason Cooley“Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame.”
Mason Cooley“The lonely become either thoughtful or empty.”
Mason Cooley“Excuses change nothing, but make everyone feel better.”
Mason Cooley“Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.”
Mason Cooley“Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.”
Mason Cooley“At sixty, I know little more about wisdom than I did at thirty, but I know a great deal more about folly.”
Mason Cooley“The wisdom of age: don't stop walking.”
Mason Cooley“If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements.”
Mason Cooley