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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

Topics: Because Bit Consolation Contempt False Feel Hope Lot Makes Me Opponent Other People Public Religion Sometimes Symbolic Think

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If you can talk, you can write.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Talk Write You

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I'm terrified of losing my voice.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Losing Terrified Voice

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I've had some dark nights of the soul, of course, but giving in to depression would be a sellout, a defeat.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Course Dark Defeat Depression Giving Had Nights Sellout Some Soul Would

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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

Topics: Advantages Consistent Dead Dealt Even Gone Hands How Intended Life Look Lot Make Retrospect Show Various Were Witnesses You Your

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It's considered acceptable in our culture to approach perfect strangers, as often or not who may be in extremis, and evangelise. I don't see why that's considered a normal thing.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Acceptable Approach Considered Culture May Normal Often Our Perfect See Strangers Thing Who Why

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

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Became Because Journalist

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I retain what's interesting to me, but I don't have a lot of strategic depth.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Depth Interesting Lot Me Retain Strategic

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You can only have one aim per debate.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Aim Debate Only Per You

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I've been to Uganda and to North Korea and to Eritrea, countless horror spots around the world.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Around Been Countless Horror Korea North North Korea Spots Uganda World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: April 13th, 1949

Died: December 15th, 2011

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