The Quotable Christopher Hitchens

March 24, 2011

By WSJ Staff

"Speakeasy has been entertaining ourselves the last few days by leafing through a new book that landed on our desk: “The Quotable Christopher Hitchens.” As the subtitle — “From Alcohol to Zionism” — suggests, there are few subjects that Hitch hasn’t addressed in his long career, mostly with trademark acid wit. The book will be published in May. Here’s a sampler."

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

This sounds like a wonderful book and coincidentally feels like a sign-off. Im very sad at the state of things. That 5% chance of survival is becoming more and more of a relevant estimation. It will be a sad day in the world of intellectual debate if we lose the man who wears the crown. -Blair

Liyhann said...

Classy blog. Thanks for keeping us informed, Tom.

Stevenlummus said...

I salute you Christopher
I salute your life
How you played the dice

TomDH said...

Thanks for appreciating my work.

A Hitch Follower said...

I also appreciate your keeping up to date, Tom.

BigB said...

Brilliant! Thanks, Tom - we need you now more than ever.

Thehardproblem said...

Let's hope for a 2nd edition

 
 
 

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