I have more than once in my time woken up feeling like death. Christopher Hitchens deathfelttime Change image and share on social
The great thing about the United States and the historically magnetic effect it has had on a lot of people like me is its generosity, to put it simply. Christopher Hitchens effectgenerositygreat Change image and share on social
Primate and elephant and even pig societies show considerable evidence of care for others, parent-child bonding, solidarity in the face of danger, and so on. Christopher Hitchens bondcarechild Change image and share on social
Well, to the people who pray for me to not only have an agonising death, but then be reborn to have an agonising and horrible eternal life of torture, I say, 'Well, good on you. See you there.' Christopher Hitchens agonisedeatheternal Change image and share on social
I became a journalist because one didn't have to specialise. Christopher Hitchens journalistspecialise Change image and share on social
My own view is that this planet is used as a penal colony, lunatic asylum and dumping ground by a superior civilisation, to get rid of the undesirable and unfit. I can't prove it, but you can't disprove it either. Christopher Hitchens asylumcivilisationcolony share on social
There's a big difference, as I'm sure you know, it's a slightly manneristic one, between people of the '60s and people of '68. Being a soixante-huitard - it's so nice to have a French word for it - is very different from just having happened to been a baby boomer in the '60s. Christopher Hitchens 60sbabybig share on social
The cause of my life has been to oppose superstition. It's a battle you can't hope to win - it's a battle that's going to go on forever. It's part of the human condition. Christopher Hitchens battleconditionforever Change image and share on social
A lot of people, because of my contempt for the false consolations of religion, think of me as a symbolic public opponent of that in extremis. And sometimes that makes me feel a bit alarmed, to be the repository of other people's hope. Christopher Hitchens alarmbiteconsolation share on social
Millions of people die every day. Everyone's got to go sometime. Christopher Hitchens daydiemillion Change image and share on social
