“My writings, such as they are, have had only one purpose: to attain for H.L. Mencken that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk.”
—Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956), prolific and iconoclastic journalist, author and observer of the human comedy, in materials sealed until 35 years after his death (to avoid libel suits), “My Life as an Author and Editor,” 1993.
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Editorial Comment: And we enjoy that creamy richness, H.L.
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