“He had a tremendous propensity for getting lost when driving. This was largely because of his method of “Zen” navigation, which was simply to find any car that looked as if it knew where it was going and follow it. The results were more often surprising than successful, but he felt it was worth it for the sake of the few occasions when it was both.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
“Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.”
― Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
― Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
“It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression, 'As pretty as an airport.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
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