Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint.
Christopher HitchensHaven't we all heard some irritating person saying that if so-and-so is elected, then he/she is absolutely definitely leaving the country? There must be some reason why it is mainly liberals who tend to say this, but the chief thing to note about the promise is that it is usually an empty one.
Christopher HitchensEver since I discovered that my god given male member was going to give me no peace, I decided to give it no rest in return.
Christopher HitchensThere'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