It's normally agreed that the question 'How are you?' doesn't put you on your oath to give a full or honest answer.
Christopher HitchensOnce you assume a creator and a plan, it makes us objects in a cruel experiment whereby we are created sick and commanded to be well.
Christopher HitchensDistrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish.
Christopher HitchensA panel at a beautiful annual literary festival in Brazil, held in the almost Utopian coastal town of Parati, found me matched with Fernando Gabeira. This comparison reduced my own limited charisma value to something like zero: Gabeira has excelled at every cultural activity in Brazil.
Christopher HitchensThe prince's official job description as king will be 'defender of the faith,' which currently means the state-financed absurdity of the Anglican Church, but he has more than once said publicly that he wants to be anointed as defender of all faithsโanother indication of the amazing conceit he has developed in six decades of performing the only job allowed him by the hereditary principle: that of waiting for his mother to expire.
Christopher Hitchens