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WRITERS > editor, satirist > H L Mencken
It is impossible...
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It is impossible to think of a man of any actual force and originality, universally recognized as having those qualities, who spent his whole life appraising and describing the work of other men.
Source: The Critical Process, in Smart Set (New York, Dec 1921; repr. in Prejudices, Third Series, 1922).
-- H L Mencken, (Sep 12 1880-1956), US editor, satirist; He is known for his biting satire, insults, and debunking in The American Mercury, 1924-33.