To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia - to mistake an ordinary young wo

To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia - to mistake an ordinary young woman for a goddess.

Author: H. L. Mencken

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Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.

For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong.

I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense.

Love is when two people know everything about each other and are still friends.

I love to travel, but hate to arrive.

Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God.

I thank God I was raised Catholic, so sex will always be dirty.