H. L. Mencken: Penetrating so many secrets, we cease to believe in the unknowable. But there it sits nevertheless, calmly licking its c

Penetrating so many secrets, we cease to believe in the unknowable. But there it — H. L. Mencken

Penetrating so many secrets, we cease to believe in the unknowable. But there it sits nevertheless, calmly licking its chops.

H. L. Mencken

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