A speech idiosyncrasy, in the same way as an air quote, is really justifiable only if it's employed very sparingly and if the user consciously intends to be using it. Christopher Hitchens airconsciouslyemploy Change image and share on social
When I meet people who say - which they do all of the time - 'I must just tell you, my great aunt had cancer of the elbow and the doctors gave her 10 seconds to live, but last I heard she was climbing Mount Everest,' and so forth, I switch off quite early. Christopher Hitchens auntcancerclimb share on social
I have tried for much of my life to write as if I was composing my sentences to be read posthumously. Christopher Hitchens composelifeposthumously Change image and share on social
I'd always somehow felt slightly as if I'd been born in the wrong country. Christopher Hitchens bearcountryfelt Change image and share on social
I don't consider myself to be that credulous. Christopher Hitchens credulous Change image and share on social
I was becoming post-ideological. Christopher Hitchens ideologicalpost Change image and share on social
I have quite a decent constitution in spite of all my abuse of it and my advanced years. I'm still quite robust. Christopher Hitchens abuseadvanceconstitution Change image and share on social
Well, we can't say any more than we can say there is no god, there is no afterlife. We can only say there is no persuasive evidence for or argument for it. Christopher Hitchens afterlifeargumentevidence Change image and share on social
For most of my life I let women do the driving and was happy to let them. Christopher Hitchens drivehappylife Change image and share on social