Quotes by Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

British science-fiction writer

Lived from: 1952 - 2001

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 11 march 1952 Died: 11 may 2001

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  • The single raindrop never feels responsible for the flood.
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  • The story so far:
    In the beginning the Universe was created.
    This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
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  • There are some people you like immediately, some whom you think you might learn to like in the fullness of time, and some that you simply want to push away from you with a sharp stick.
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  • There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
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  • There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.
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  • Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
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  • We all like to congregate at boundary conditions. Where land meets water. Where earth meets air. Where bodies meet mind. Where space meets time. We like to be on one side, and look at the other.
    The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time (2005)
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  • We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.
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  • We can't win against obsession. They care, we don't. They win.
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  • Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously aware of.
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