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“And what's happened to the Earth?"
"Ah. It's been demolished."
"Has is," said Arthur levelly.
"Yes. It just boiled away into space."
"Look," said Arthur, "I'm a bit upset about that."
Ford frowned to himself and seemed to roll the thought around his mind.
"Yes, I can understand that," he said at last.”
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
"Ah. It's been demolished."
"Has is," said Arthur levelly.
"Yes. It just boiled away into space."
"Look," said Arthur, "I'm a bit upset about that."
Ford frowned to himself and seemed to roll the thought around his mind.
"Yes, I can understand that," he said at last.”
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
“Hmph. Yes. Him. He had the nerve to turn down our offer of immortality and tell us to pay better attention to our children. Er, no offense.”
“Oh, how could I take offense? Please, go on ignoring me.”
― The Lost Hero
“Oh, how could I take offense? Please, go on ignoring me.”
― The Lost Hero
“Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. —Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”
― The Tao of the Dude: Awesome Insights of Deep Dudes from Lao Tzu to Lebowski
― The Tao of the Dude: Awesome Insights of Deep Dudes from Lao Tzu to Lebowski
“The major problem – one of the major problems, for there are several – one of the many major problems with governing people is that of who you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them. To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem. And”
― The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five
― The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five
“The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why, and Where phases. For instance, the first phase is characterized by the question “How can we eat?”, the second by the question “Why do we eat?” and the third by the question, “Where shall we have lunch?”
― The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
― The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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