To be in opposition is not to be a nihilist. Christopher Hitchens nihilistopposition Change image and share on social
I don't have any terrific self-esteem issues but I do sometimes realise I've been too lucky and that I'm over-praised. It makes me nervous. I have this sense of being overrated. Christopher Hitchens esteemhaveissue Change image and share on social
The advice I've been giving to people all my life - that you may not be interested in the dialectic but the dialectic is interested in you; you can't give up politics, it won't give you up - was the advice I should have been taking myself. Christopher Hitchens advicedialecticgive share on social
The penalty for getting mugged in an American city and losing your ID is that you can't fly home. Christopher Hitchens americancityfly Change image and share on social
I don't even like showing my stuff to publishers and editors much. Christopher Hitchens editorpublishershow 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
I felt Clinton represented the worst of the 1960s. Christopher Hitchens 1960sbadclinton Change image and share on social
When we talk about mortality, we are talking about our children. Christopher Hitchens childmortalitytalk 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
