To be in love is merely to be in a perpetual state of anesthesia. H. L. Mencken Next Quote Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a shoulder to put her head on. - H. L. Mencken Previous Quote No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes that she were not. - H. L. Mencken