"Writing is really hard work—mostly because thinking is really hard work. When you don’t want to do that work, but you want the meager payment it offers, the fleeting fame it brings, than you resort to thinking on the cheap. You go for shock. And you do it that way because you have nothing to offer except your rep as contrarian, and a provocateur. You do it because you are lazy."

Ta-Nehisi.  Every day, in every way, he makes me want to marry him. (via wannablessedbe) (via jaimeleighfairbrother)

i’ve gone from respecting hitchens (the dude being torn a new one / author of letters to a young contrarian) to feeling humiliated on his behalf.