#t

Cancer victimhood contains a permanent temptation to be self-centred and even solipsistic. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#contains #even #permanent #temptation

Even if I accepted that Jesus - like almost every other prophet on record - was born of a virgin, I cannot think that this proves the divinity of his father or the truth of his teachings. The same would be true if I accepted that he had been resurrected. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#almost #be true #been #born #cannot

Even with all the advantages of retrospect, and a lot of witnesses dead and gone, you can't make your life look as if you intended it or you were consistent. All you can show is how you dealt with various hands. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#consistent #dead #dealt #even #gone

For most of my life I let women do the driving and was happy to let them. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#happy #i #life #most #my life

For the people who ostensibly wish me well or are worried about my immortal soul, I say I take it kindly. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#for the people #i #immortal #kindly #me

I do not believe any of the statistical claims that are made about public opinion. I don't see why anybody does. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#any #anybody #believe #claims #does

I'd always somehow felt slightly as if I'd been born in the wrong country. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#been #born #country #felt #i

Henry Kissinger should have the door shut in his face by every decent person and should be shamed, ostracized and excluded. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#door #every #excluded #face #henry

I became a journalist because one didn't have to specialise. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#because #i #journalist

I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#ever #i #information #journalist #partly