The search for nirvana, like the search for utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one. It involves, if it does not necessitate, the sleep of reason. There is no escape from anxiety and struggle.


Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays (2004)

Christopher Hitchens Quotes

The search for nirvana, like the search for utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one. It...

The search for nirvana, like the search for utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one. It...

The search for nirvana, like the search for utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one. It...

The search for nirvana, like the search for utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one. It...