Douglas Adams Quotes

Listen, three eyes, he said, don't you try to outweird me, I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal.

[The kakapo] is an extremely fat bird. A good-sized adult will weigh about six or seven pounds, and its wings are just about good for waggling a bit if it thinks it's about to trip over something — bu...

Let the past hold on to itself and let the present move forward into the future.

Laden with all these new possessions, I go and sit at a table. And don't ask me what the table was like because this was some time ago and I can't remember. It was probably round. [...]So let me give...

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.

The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.

I'm a writer and I'm feeling like death, as you would too if you'd just flown into Grand Rapids, Michigan at some ungodly hour of the morning only to discover that you can't get into your hotel room f...

I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day.

Yes it is,' said the Professor. 'Wait—' he motioned to Richard, who was about to go out again and investigate— 'let it be. It won't be long.'Richard stared in disbelief. 'You say there's a horse in yo...

It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achie...

You're so unhip, it's a wonder your bum doesn't fall off.

The more Susan waited, the more the doorbell didn't ring. Or the phone.

The Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything is...42!

I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.

A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

There is a particular disdain with which Siamese cats regard you. Anyone who has walked in on the Queen cleaning her teeth will be familiar with the feeling.

If you ever find you need help again, you know, if you are in trouble, need a hand out of a tight corner, please, don't hesitate to get lost.

What do you get if you multiply six by nine?Six by nine. Forty two.That's it. That's all there is.I always thought something was fundamentally wrong with the universe

Mr Cjelli, nice to see you back, sir. Sorry you had a spot of bother, hope that's all behind you now.Indeed, Bill, it is. You find me thriving. And Mrs Roberts? How is she? Foot still troubling her?No...