Ps - Christopher Hitchens

Fear of Death vs Fear of Dying

Christopher Eric Hitchens
Born April 13, 1949 – Died December 15, 2011
Anglo-American, Author, Critic, Journalist

Fear of Death vs Fear of Dying – Interview

I feel a sense of waste about it because I’m not ready.

I feel a sense of betrayal to my family and even to some of my friends who would miss me.

Undone things, unattained objectives.

But I hope I’d always have that, if I was 100 when I was checking out.

But no, I think my main fear is of being incapacitated or imbecilic at the end.

Christopher Hitchens – Fear of Death Vs Fear of Dying
Uploaded by Galen Orwell on 2013-05-16.

That of course, is not something to be afraid of, it’s something to be terrified of.

Filed Under: Ps - Lucid IntervalsTagged With: Ps - Christopher Hitchens, Ps - On Death, Ps - On DyingJanuary 16, 2019

On Dying – Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Eric Hitchens
Born April 13, 1949 – Died December 15, 2011
Anglo-American, Author, Critic, Journalist

Filed Under: Ps - Last WordsTagged With: Ps - Christopher HitchensSeptember 30, 2018

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