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Silence, Character, Contrast, Vocabulary, Speechlessness
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“Things had certainly come down a long way since the great days of Faust and Mephistopheles, when a man could gain all the knowledge of the universe, achieve all the ambitions of his mind and all the pleasures of the flesh for the price of his soul.” Douglas Adams
Literature, Knowledge, Ambition, Soul, Decline
Douglas Adams Literature, Knowledge, Ambition, Soul, Decline“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 single fact took the scientific world by storm.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Mathematics, Restaurants, Science, Absurdity
Douglas Adams Humor, Mathematics, Restaurants, Science, Absurdity“Don't believe anything you read on the net. Except this. Well, including this, I suppose.” Douglas Adams
Internet, Skepticism, Humor, Contradiction, Advice
Douglas Adams Internet, Skepticism, Humor, Contradiction, Advice“The little waiter's eyebrows wandered about his forehead in confusion.” Douglas Adams
Description, Confusion, Humor, Facial Expressions, Personification
Douglas Adams Description, Confusion, Humor, Facial Expressions, Personification“Here's what the Encyclopedia Galactica has to say about alcohol. It says that alcohol is a colourless volatile liquid formed by the fermentation of sugars and also notes its intoxicating effect on certain carbon-based life forms.” Douglas Adams
Alcohol, Humor, Science Fiction, Definition, Intoxication
Douglas Adams Alcohol, Humor, Science Fiction, Definition, Intoxication“We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Functionality, Frustration, Simplicity, User Experience
Douglas Adams Technology, Functionality, Frustration, Simplicity, User Experience“In an infinite Universe anything can happen.” Douglas Adams
Infinity, Possibility, Universe, Philosophy, Perspective
Douglas Adams Infinity, Possibility, Universe, Philosophy, Perspective“If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.” Douglas Adams
Logic, Humor, Deduction, Observation, Classification
Douglas Adams Logic, Humor, Deduction, Observation, Classification“You can't dodge your responsibilities by saying they don't exist!” Douglas Adams
Responsibility, Avoidance, Existence, Accountability, Advice
Douglas Adams Responsibility, Avoidance, Existence, Accountability, Advice“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 profound.” Douglas Adams
Food, Art, Satisfaction, Simplicity, Depth
Douglas Adams Food, Art, Satisfaction, Simplicity, Depth“Capital Letters Were Always The Best Way Of Dealing With Things You Didn't Have A Good Answer To.” Douglas Adams
Writing Style, Evasion, Humor, Communication, Emphasis
Douglas Adams Writing Style, Evasion, Humor, Communication, Emphasis“Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow pizza.” Douglas Adams
Space, Humor, Perspective, Insignificance, Hitchhiker’s Guide
Douglas Adams Space, Humor, Perspective, Insignificance, Hitchhiker’s Guide“Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.” Douglas Adams
Challenge, Ambition, Wordplay, Humor, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Challenge, Ambition, Wordplay, Humor, Philosophy“This was a public telephone so it was clearly an oversight that it was working at all.” Douglas Adams
Public Services, Humor, Expectations, Technology, Cynicism
Douglas Adams Public Services, Humor, Expectations, Technology, Cynicism“We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!” Douglas Adams
Certainty, Doubt, Humor, Demands, Paradox
Douglas Adams Certainty, Doubt, Humor, Demands, Paradox