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“For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Anticlimax, Time, Expectation, Writing
Douglas Adams Humor, Anticlimax, Time, Expectation, Writing“Yes, it is true that sometimes unusually intelligent and sensitive children can appear to be stupid. But stupid children can sometimes appear to be stupid as well. I think that's something you might have to consider.” Douglas Adams
Intelligence, Children, Perception, Humor, Education
Douglas Adams Intelligence, Children, Perception, Humor, Education“I am rarely happier than when spending an entire day programming my computer...” Douglas Adams
Computers, Happiness, Programming, Technology, Passion
Douglas Adams Computers, Happiness, Programming, Technology, Passion“The world is a thing of utter inordinate complexity and richness and strangeness that is absolutely awesome.” Douglas Adams
World, Complexity, Wonder, Perspective, Appreciation
Douglas Adams World, Complexity, Wonder, Perspective, Appreciation“Not content with ignoring the normal requirements of biology, the cat was also in clear breach of the laws of physics.” Douglas Adams
Cats, Humor, Science, Absurdity, Observation
Douglas Adams Cats, Humor, Science, Absurdity, Observation“If there was one thing life had taught her it was that there are times when you do not go back for your bag and times when you do. It had yet to teach her to distinguish between the two types of occasion.” Douglas Adams
Life Lessons, Priorities, Decision-making, Wisdom, Uncertainty
Douglas Adams Life Lessons, Priorities, Decision-making, Wisdom, Uncertainty“You live and learn. At any rate, you live.” Douglas Adams
Life Lessons, Survival, Humor, Wisdom, Experience
Douglas Adams Life Lessons, Survival, Humor, Wisdom, Experience“There are some oddities in the perspective with which we see the world.” Douglas Adams
Perspective, Perception, World View, Oddities, Observation
Douglas Adams Perspective, Perception, World View, Oddities, Observation“The socially correct way of pouring tea is to put the milk in after the tea. Social correctness has traditionally had nothing whatever to do with reason, logic, or physics. In fact, in England it is generally considered socially incorrect to know stuff or think about things. It's worth bearing this in mind when visiting.” Douglas Adams
Social Norms, Tea, England, Humor, Knowledge
Douglas Adams Social Norms, Tea, England, Humor, Knowledge“The story goes that I first had the idea for The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy while lying drunk in a field in Innsbruck.” Douglas Adams
Inspiration, Creativity, Alcohol, Origin Story, Travel
Douglas Adams Inspiration, Creativity, Alcohol, Origin Story, Travel“I don't say that I don't believe in God because that implies that there is a God for me not to believe in.” Douglas Adams
Atheism, Belief, God, Language, Logic
Douglas Adams Atheism, Belief, God, Language, Logic“If we see you smoking we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Smoking, Warning, Absurdity, Safety
Douglas Adams Humor, Smoking, Warning, Absurdity, Safety“Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.” Douglas Adams
Space, Scale, Perspective, Humor, Comparison
Douglas Adams Space, Scale, Perspective, Humor, Comparison“Hundreds of people who've never written before send in 'Dr. Who' scripts. They may have good ideas, but what they fail to realise is that writing for TV is incredibly complicated. They have no idea how difficult it is and what the financial commitment is.” Douglas Adams
Writing, Television, Creativity, Complexity, Reality Check
Douglas Adams Writing, Television, Creativity, Complexity, Reality Check“You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish. Unless of course, you play bass.” Douglas Adams
Wordplay, Humor, Music, Puns, Fish
Douglas Adams Wordplay, Humor, Music, Puns, Fish“It is said that there is nothing surprising about the notion of, for instance, a person suddenly thinking about someone they haven't thought about for years, and then discovering the next day that the person has in fact just died.” Douglas Adams
Coincidence, Intuition, Death, Psychology, Interconnectedness
Douglas Adams Coincidence, Intuition, Death, Psychology, Interconnectedness“Don't you understand that we need to be childish in order to understand? Only a child sees things with perfect clarity, because it hasn't developed all those filters which prevent us from seeing things that we don't expect to see.” Douglas Adams
Childhood, Perception, Understanding, Wisdom, Clarity
Douglas Adams Childhood, Perception, Understanding, Wisdom, Clarity“The dew has fallen with a particularly sickening thud this morning.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Weather, Observation, Exaggeration, Descriptive Writing
Douglas Adams Humor, Weather, Observation, Exaggeration, Descriptive Writing