Quotes of Henry Louis Mencken

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I give you Chicago. It is not London and Harvard. It is not Paris and buttermilk. It is American in every chitling and sparerib. It is alive from snout to tail.

- Henry Louis Mencken

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“ Your memory feels like home to me. So whenever my mind wanders, it always finds it’s way back to you. ”

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- Nicholas Sparks

“ Well, now If little by little you stop loving me I shall stop loving you Little by little If suddenly you forget me Do not look for me For I shall already have forgotten you If you think it long and mad the wind of banners that passes through my life And you decide to leave me at the shore of the heart where I have roots Remember That on that day, at that hour, I shall lift my arms And my roots will set off to seek another land ”

- Pablo Neruda

“ Hmm…now that I think about it, housecats are often coddled and petted. You don’t pet me nearly enough. You must be a lax owner. How selfish of you to deprive your cat of attention. ”

- Colleen Houck

“ Fear lies. Save love. ”

- Arif Naseem

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- Carla Olson Gade

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- Steve Maraboli

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- Ismaaciil C. Ubax

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- William Shakespeare

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“ Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus! ”

- Neal A. Maxwell

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- P. G. Wodehouse

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- Richelle E. Goodrich

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- Maya Angelou

“ Some symbols reach to your primordial archives. ”

- Talismanist Giebra

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- Martin Luther King Jr.