Quotes About Mencken

Who ever heard, indeed, of an autobiography that was not (interesting)? I can recall none in all the literature of the world

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.

The fact that I have no remedy for the sorrows of the world is no reason for my accepting yours. It simply supports the strong possibility that yours is a fake.

The physical business of writing is unpleasant to me, but the psychic satisfaction of discharging bad ideas in worse English makes me forget it.

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.

As long as you represent me as praising alcohol I shall not complain. It is, I believe, the greatest of human inventions, and by far - much greater than Hell, the radio or the bichloride tablet.

As cynic H. L. Mencken once pointed out, "The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.