The bird that would soar above the plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.
Douglas AdamsNothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.
Douglas AdamsTag: humor science-fiction novelist
Arthur Dent: What happens if I press this button?
Ford Prefect: I wouldn't-
Arthur Dent: Oh.
Ford Prefect: What happened?
Arthur Dent: A sign lit up, saying 'Please do not press this button again.
Tag: temptation
Perhaps I'm old and tired, but I always think that the chances of finding out what really is going on are so absurdly remote that the only thing to do is to say hang the sense of it and just keep yourself occupied.
Douglas AdamsTag: ultimate-answer
If I ever meet myself,' said Zaphod, 'I'll hit myself so hard I won't know what's hit me.
Douglas AdamsTag: humor zaphod-beeblebrox
R is a velocity of measure, defined as a reasonable speed of travel that is consistent with health, mental well-being, and not being more than, say, five minutes late. It is therefore clearly as almost infinite variable figure according to circumstances, since the first two factors vary not only with speed as an absolute, but also with awareness of the third factor. Unless handled with tranquility, this equation can result in considerable stress, ulcers, and even death.
Douglas AdamsTag: humor
A cup of tea would restore my normality."
[Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Screenplay]
Tag: tea
Arthur: If I asked you where the hell we were, would I regret it?
Ford: We're safe.
Arthur: Oh good.
Ford: We're in a small galley cabin in one of the spaceships of the Vogon Constructor Fleet.
Arthur: Ah, this is obviously some strange use of the word safe that I wasn't previously aware of.
Tag: humor word wordplay safe semantics safety-in-numbers
You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young."
"Why, what did she tell you?"
"I don't know, I didn't listen.
Tag: arthur-dent
If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.
Douglas AdamsTag: egotism zaphod-beeblebrox
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