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Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through. (Douglas Adams)
Marvin was humming ironically because he hated humans so much. View quote
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Much to his annoyance, a thought popped into his mind. It was very clear and very distinct, and he had now come to recognize these thoughts for what they were. His instinct was to resist them. View quote
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I don't know what I'm looking for.” "What not?” "Because ... because ... I think it might be because if I knew I wouldn't be able to look for them. View quote
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Trillian had come to suspect that the main reason [Zaphood] had had such a wild and successful life was that he never really understood the significance of anything he did. View quote
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I teleported home last night with Ron and Sid and Meg Ron stole Meggy's heart away and I got Sidney's leg. View quote
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He turned slowly like a fridge door opening. View quote
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For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and satisfied, drove on into the night. View quote
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Don't blame you," said Marvin and counted five hundred and ninety-seven thousand million sheep before falling asleep again a second later. View quote
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He stood up straight and looked the world squarely in the fields and hills. To add weight to his words he stuck the rabbit bone in his hair. He spread his arm out wide. "I will go mad!" he annouced. View quote
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Grown men, he told himself, in flat contradiction of centuries of accumulated evidence about the way grown men behave, do not behave like this. (Douglas Adams)
I think the idea of art kills creativity. View quote
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My capacity for happiness," he added, "you could fit into a matchbox without taking out the matches first. View quote
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Exactly!" said Deep Thought. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means. View quote
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Oh dear,' says God, 'I hadn't thought of that,' and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic. View quote
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Ford Prefect suppressed a little giggle of evil satisfaction, realized that he had no reason to suppress it, and laughed out loud, a wicked laugh. View quote
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There are some oddities in the perspective with which we see the world. View quote
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Ok," he said, "I don't like to disturb you at what I know must be a difficult and distressing time for you, but I need to know first of all if you actually realize that this is a difficult and distressing time for you. View quote
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And so the Universe ended. View quote
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Conceited little mega-puppy. View quote
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He felt like an old sponge steeped in paraffin and left in the sun to dry. (Douglas Adams)
When the girl sitting at the next table looked away from a moment, Dirk leaned over and took her coffee. He knew that he was perfectly safe doing this because she would simply not be able to believe that this had happened. View quote
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Rather than arriving five hours late and flustered, it would be better all around if he were to arrive five hours and a few extra minutes late, but triumphantly in command. View quote
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I seem to be having tremendous difficulty with my life-style. View quote
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He felt a spasm of excitement because he knew instinctively who it was, or at least knew who it was he wanted it to be, and once you know what it is you want to be true, instinct is a very useful device for enabling you to know that it is. View quote
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Photo: Michael Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: English Author
Born: March 11, 1952
Died: May 11, 2001
Quotes count: 395
Wikipedia: Douglas Adams

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