1,082 Quotes by Douglas Adams

Then why did you ask me?' it screamed. 'I just wanted something to talk to,' said Marvin.

David Attenborough has said that Bali is the most beautiful place in the world, but he must have been there longer than we were, and seen different bits, because most of what we saw in the couple of days we were there sorting out our travel arrangements was awful. It was just the tourist area, i.e., that part of Bali which has been made almost exactly the same as everywhere else in the world for the sake of people who have come all this way to see Bali.

Oh, and Zaphod?""Er, yeah?""If you ever find you need help again, you know, if you're in trouble, need a hand out of a tight corner...""Yeah?""Please don't hesitate to get lost.

But now he felt as if the whole world were tipping backwards over his head, and this, he couldn’t help feeling, was a very worrying thing for the world to do.

Ghastly gray light congealed on the land

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Where do you get inspiration for your books?I tell myself I can't have another cup of coffee till I thought of an idea.

The truth of the matter is, that most English people don't know how to make tea anymore either, and most people drink cheap instant coffee instead, which is a pity, and gives Americans the impression that the English are just generally clueless about hot stimulants.

Laser light flickered all over him as if he was a packet of biscuits at a super-market check-out.