Christopher Hitchens

My dear wife has, I would say, probably never opened a religious book, and seems to be one of those people to whom the whole idea is utterly remote and absurd. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#book #dear #i #idea #never

George Bush made a mistake when he referred to the Saddam Hussein regime as 'evil.' Every liberal and leftist knows how to titter at such black-and-white moral absolutism. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#black-and-white #bush #every #evil #george

In one way, I suppose, I have been 'in denial' for some time, knowingly burning the candle at both ends and finding that it often gives a lovely light. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#both #burning #candle #denial #ends

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

— Christopher Hitchens

#been #countless #horror #i #korea

I love it when Muslims go to war with each other, as I do when the Christians do, because it shows there's no such thing as the Christian world and the Islamic world. That's all crap. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#christian #christian world #christians #crap #each

I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#i #intolerant #learned #most #narrow-minded

You can only have one aim per debate. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#debate #only #per #you

I don't envy or much respect people who are completely politicised. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#envy #i #much #people #respect

I don't even like showing my stuff to publishers and editors much. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#even #i #like #much #publishers

Religion is not going to come up with any new arguments. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#come #going #new #religion #up