Salman Rushdie, Richard Dawkins, & More Remember Christopher Hitchens on Twitter
Friends, writers and celebrities are tweeting their respects to the celebrated skeptic and writer. From fellow atheist Richard Dawkins to Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy, The Daily Beast picks the best reflections and memories. Plus, quotes, video, and photos from Hitchens’ brilliant life.
@RichardDawkins
Richard Dawkins
Christopher Hitchens, finest orator of our time, fellow horseman, valiant fighter against all tyrants including God http://t.co/v5b29QCv
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@SalmanRushdie
Salman Rushdie
Goodbye, my beloved friend.
A great voice falls silent. A great heart stops.
Christopher Hitchens, April 13, 1949-December 15, 2011.
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@stephenfry
Stephen Fry
Goodbye, Christopher Hitchens. You were envied, feared, adored, reviled and loved. Never ignored. Never bested. A great and marvellous man
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@alexheard
Alex Heard
I ran into Hitchens at Library of Congress one morning in 1987, we went & got drunk at noon, & then one of us (him) went back to work.
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@TheTinaBeast
Tina Brown
Desolate at the loss of the bravest and the best, my dear old friend Hitchens.
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@JamesWolcott
James Wolcott
The news everyone dreaded hearing, making the dark midnight hour darker still and the days ahead. http://t.co/4YHmqFjI
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@jonathanalter
Jonathan Alter
I met #Hitchens in '83 and we argued amiably ever since, once til 3 am. In awe of his wit, erudition and lubricated work ethic. Very sad.
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@CrankyKaplan
CrankyKaplan
IF YOU'RE NOT MARTIN AMIS AND YOU START HUMBLE-BRAGGING ABOUT HOW HITCHENS WAS "SO NICE IN PERSON" I'M GOING TO PUNCH YOU IN THE THROAT.
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@colinmeloy
colin meloy
Christopher Hitchens has died. So long and thank you.
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