“Reality is frequently inaccurate.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“Don't you understand that we need to be childish in order to understand? Only a child sees things with perfect clarity, because it hasn't developed all those filters which prevent us from seeing things that we don't expect to see.”
― Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
― Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
“See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that.”
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“All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.”
― Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
― Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
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