Rory Cooney
http://www.rorycooney.com
Being a writer is part of a noble tradition, as is being a musician—the last egalitarian and open associations.
“He was good at seeing beauty in everything, that happens if you’re no good at seeing it in yourself.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“The person we fall in love with, we hardly ever call by their name. Because it’s somehow just so obvious that it’s you I’m talking to, that it’s you I’m always thinking of. Who else?”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“True equality cannot be left to the whims of an electorate -- is the predicate for democracy and the vote, not their product.”
― Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
― Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
“I love you and I believe in you.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“Somebody brought them. Somebody bought them.”
― Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
― Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
Rory’s 2025 Year in Books
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