Zaphod did not want to tangle with them and, deciding that just as discretion is the better part of valor, so was cowardice is the better part of discretion, he valiantly hid himself in a closet.
There's always a moment when you start to fall out of love, whether it's with a person or an idea or a cause, even if it's one you only narrate to yourself years after the event: a tiny thing, a wrong...
The President in particular is very much a figurehead — he wields no real power whatsoever. He is apparently chosen by the government, but the qualities he is required to display are not those of lead...
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't move, with no hope of rescue. Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far. Alte...
It's unpleasantly like being drunk. What's so unpleasant about being drunk? You ask a glass of water.
To be frank, it sometimes seems that the American idea of freedom has more to do with my freedom to do what I want than your freedom to do what you want. I think that, in Europe, we're probably better...
Numbers written on restaurant bills within the confines of restaurants do not follow the same mathematical laws as numbers written on any other pieces of paper in any other parts of the Universe. This...
If you ever find you need help again, you know, if you're in trouble, need a hand out of a corner...Yeah?Please don't hesitate to get lost.
Conceited little mega-puppy.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Why can’t people just learn to live together in peace and harmony? said Arthur.Ford gave a loud, very hollow laugh.Forty-two! he said with a malicious grin. No, doesn’t work. Never mind.
This actually did happen to a real person, and the real person is me. I had gone to catch a train. This was April 1976, in Cambridge, U.K. I was a bit early for the train. I’d gotten the time of the t...
There is an art to the business of making sandwiches which it is given to few ever to find the time to explore in depth. It is a simple task, but the opportunities for satisfaction are many and profou...
So, like I said, these are a bunch of really sweet guys, but you wouldn't want to share a Galaxy with them, not if they're just gonna keep at it, not if they're not gonna learn to relax a little. I me...
In an infinite Universe anything can happen.
He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.
Zaphod felt he was teetering on the edge of madness and wondered if he shouldn't just jump over and have done with it.
To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.