Home / Quotes / Quote by H. L. Mencken

Quote by H. L. Mencken

“A critic is a man who writes about things he doesn't like.”

Author

H. L. Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. Born on September 12, 1880, and passing away on January 29, 1956, Mencken is renowned for his significant contributions to American culture and language, particularly through his satirical essays and critical analyses of the American establishment. more

“The Lord's Prayer is 66 words, the Gettysburg Address is 286 words, there are 1.322 words in the Declaration of Independence, but government regulations on the sale of cabbage total 26.911 words. The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.”

Government Literature Differences Prayer Lord Independence Journalism Addresses Regulation Declaration Declaration Of Independence Cabbage Government Regulation Gettysburg Gettysburg Address

Author:Oscar Wilde

“A man met a lad weeping. "What do you weep for?" he asked. "I am weeping for my sins," said the lad. "You must have little to do," said the man. The next day, they met again. Once more the lad was weeping. "Why do you weep now?" asked the man. "I am weeping because I have nothing to eat," said the lad. "I thought it would come to that," said the man.”

Men Littles Said Next Sin He Man Mets Next Day Weeping Lad

Book:The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson: Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Letters and Essays (Illustrated Edition): The Entire Opus of Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer, containing Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, Catriona and A Child's Garden of Verses

Source: The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson: Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Letters and Essays (Illustrated Edition): The Entire Opus of Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer, containing Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, Catriona and A Child's Garden of Verses

“Ah, if in this world there were no such thing as cherry blossoms, perhaps then in springtime our hearts would be at peace.”

Ifs World Heart Would Be This World Springtime Cherries Cherry Blossom

Author:Ariwara no Narihira

“Get yourself in that extreme state of being next to madness. You should always write with an erection. Even if you're a woman.”

Ifs Should Writing States Next Madness Extremes

Author:Tom Robbins

“You have to eat your technique. Digest it. It's in your blood, but you're not concerned with it anymore.”

Blood Concerned Technique

Author:Tom Robbins

“A poet can't afford to be aloof. The tools of his trade are the people he bumps up against.”

People Poet Tools Trade Bumps Aloof

Author:Rod McKuen