Love is like war: easy to begin Posted on March 19, 2013March 19, 2008 by admin “Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.” — H. L. Mencken Author: H. L. Mencken Category: war Tags: war, H. L. Mencken Spread the love Related posts: The basic fact about human existence is War will never cease until babies begin In war the heroes always outnumber the War is at its best barbarism.