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“I have decided to take whatever my disease can throw at me.”

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Mortality is a profound and introspective work that examines the themes of mortality, aging, and the human condition. The book invites readers to contemplate the nature of life and the inevitability of death, providing a reflective and often poignant perspective on the final stages of life. It is a thought-provoking read that encourages readers to consider the deeper questions of existence and the legacy we leave behind. more

Author

Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens was an English-American author, journalist, and social critic. He was known for his sharp wit and controversial views, particularly on religion and politics. Hitchens was a prominent figure in the public discourse of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. more

“What they [the 9/11 attackers] abominate about 'the west', to put it in a phrase, is not what western liberals don't like and can't defend about their own system, but what they do like about it and must defend: its emancipated women, its scientific inquiry, its separation of religion from the state.”

States West Western Separation Phrases Inquiry

Author:Christopher Hitchens

“I have been taunting the Reaper into taking a free scythe in my direction and have now succumbed to something so predictable and banal that it bores even me.”

Has Beens Bores Predictable Taunting Reaper Scythes

Book:Mortality

Source: Mortality

“I apply the Abraham Lincoln test for moral casuistry: 'If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.' Well, then, if waterboarding does not constitute torture, then there is no such thing as torture.”

Ifs Wells Doe Moral Tests Slavery Torture Abraham

Book:Arguably

Source: Arguably

“To describe this film as dishonest and demagogic would almost be to promote those terms to the level of respectability. To describe this film as a piece of crap would be to run the risk of a discourse that would never again rise above the excremental. To describe it as an exercise in facile crowd-pleasing would be too obvious. Fahrenheit 9/11 is a sinister exercise in moral frivolity, crudely disguised as an exercise in seriousness.”