Happiness is the china shop; love is the bull.

H.L. Mencken
Also known as: Henry Louis Mencken, Sage of Baltimore, American Nietzsche
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About H.L. Mencken

Henry Louis Mencken (12 September 1880 – 29 January 1956), known as H. L. Mencken, was a twentieth-century journalist, satirist, social critic, cynic, and freethinker, known as the "Sage of Baltimore" and the "American Nietzsche". He is often regarded as one of the most influential American writers of the early 20th century.

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