"Writing does for me what giving milk..." - Quote by H L Mencken

“The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it's good-bye to the Bill of Rights.”

“A wealthy man is one who earns $100 a year more than his wife's sister's husband.”

“The thing constantly overlooked by those hopefuls who talk about abolishing war is that it is by no means an evidence of decay but rather a proof of health and vigor.”

“Reconnaissance memoranda should always be written in the simplest style and be purely descriptive. They should never stray from their objective by introducing extraneous ideas.”

“Journalism has not only its social stimulations but its aesthetic virtues. An invitation into print, from however suspect a source, is an opportunity to make something beautiful, to discover within oneself a treasure that would otherwise have remained buried.”

“Our words must seem to be inevitable.”

“It is only a moment here and a moment there that the greatest writer has. Some cognizance of the fact must be taken in your teaching.”

“The reasonable man will adjust to the demands of his environment. The unreasonable man expects his environment to adjust to his own needs. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.”

“Without great solitude no serious work is possible.”