1,082 Quotes by Douglas Adams

Slartibartfast's study was a total mess, like the results of an explosion in a public library.

Beppu (n.)The triumphant slamming shut of a book after reading the final page.

The little waiter's eyebrows wandered about his forehead in confusion.

His eyes passed over the solid shapes of the instruments and computers that lined the bridge. They winked away innocently at him. He stared out at the stars, but none of them said a word.

The quality of any advice anybody has to offer has to be judged against the quality of life they actually lead.

Alltami (n.)The ancient art of being able to balance the hot and cold shower taps.

You come to me for advice, but you can't cope with anything you don't recognize. Hmmm. So we'll have to tell you something you already know but make it sound like news, eh Well, business as usual , I suppose.

After a few months of observation he had come up with a second theory, which was this - ‘If human beings don’t keep exercising their lips, their brains start working.

I will understand perfectly if you don’t want to answer, but I will just keep pestering you until you do.