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
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
To terrify children with the image of hell... to consider women an inferior creation. Is that good for the world? Christopher Hitchens childcreationgood Change image and 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
Chemotherapy isn't good for you. So when you feel bad, as I am feeling now, you think, 'Well that is a good thing because it's supposed to be poison. If it's making the tumor feel this queasy, then I'm OK with it.' Christopher Hitchens badchemotherapyfeel share on social
Knowing that we are primates, I think, is a fascinating discovery, and a very interesting and rather cheering one. Christopher Hitchens cheerdiscoveryfascinate 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
