“Sazed, I've raised some fifteen daughters," Tindwyl said, entering the room. "No teenage girl is stable. Some are just better at hiding it than others.”
― The Well of Ascension
― The Well of Ascension
“Very few things actually get manufactured these days, because in an infinitely large Universe such as, for instance, the one in which we live, most things one could possibly imagine and a lot of things one would rather not, grow somewhere.”
― Life, the Universe and Everything
― Life, the Universe and Everything
“Wat is er erger dan een man die zegt: "Wij zijn zwanger", waarop hij zichzelf nog een glas wijn inschenkt terwijl zijn vrouw het zoveelste glas biologische appelsap achteroverslaat. Voor de duidelijkheid: de vrouw is zwanger en zal in pijn moeten baren, de man mag iets doen met natte washandjes en een videocamera.”
― Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding
― Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding
“On the way back they sang a number of tuneful and reflective songs on the subjects of peace, justice, morality, culture, sport, family life and the obliteration of all other life forms.”
― Life, the Universe and Everything
― Life, the Universe and Everything
“Prove it to me and I still won't believe it.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
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