“Martin is your best friend, isn't he?' a sweet and well-intentioned girl once said when both of us were present: it was the only time I ever felt awkward about this precious idea, which seemed somehow to risk diminishment if it were uttered aloud.”

— Christopher Hitchens

Source: Hitch-22: A Memoir

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British American author and journalist 1949–2011

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