In the center lay the exploded carcass of a lonely sperm whale that hadn't lived long enough to be disappointed with its lot.
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Description, Loneliness, Disappointment, Mortality, Absurdity
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“Even a manically depressed robot is better to talk to than nobody.” Douglas Adams
Loneliness, Robots, Depression, Conversation, Humor
Douglas Adams Loneliness, Robots, Depression, Conversation, Humor“For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and satisfied, drove on into the night.” Douglas Adams
Self-reflection, Overthinking, Humor, Psychological Complexity, Satisfaction
Douglas Adams Self-reflection, Overthinking, Humor, Psychological Complexity, Satisfaction“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“I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed.” Douglas Adams
Depression, Communication, Emotions, Self-awareness, Robots
Douglas Adams Depression, Communication, Emotions, Self-awareness, Robots“Being virtually killed by a virtual laser in a virtual space is just as effective as the real thing, because you are as dead as you think you are.” Douglas Adams
Virtual Reality, Perception, Death, Philosophy, Technology
Douglas Adams Virtual Reality, Perception, Death, Philosophy, Technology“It meant that the silently waged conflict between himself and his cleaning lady had escalated to a new and more frightening level. It was now, Dirk reckoned, fully three months since this fridge door had been opened, and each of them was grimly determined not to be the one to open it first.” Douglas Adams
Conflict, Stubbornness, Humor, Domestic Life, Tension
Douglas Adams Conflict, Stubbornness, Humor, Domestic Life, Tension“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“As a result of all this hardship, dirt, thirst, and wombats, you would expect Australians to be a dour lot. Instead, they are genial, jolly, cheerful, and always willing to share a kind word with a stranger, unless they are an American.” Douglas Adams
Australians, Stereotypes, Humor, National Character, Americans
Douglas Adams Australians, Stereotypes, Humor, National Character, Americans“The little book of instructions suggested that he should simply concentrate 'soulfully' on the question which was 'besieging' him, write it down, ponder on it, enjoy the silence, and then once he had achieved inner harmony and tranquillity he should push the red button. There wasn't a red button, but there was a blue button marked 'Red', and this Dirk took to be the one.” Douglas Adams
Instructions, Humor, Meditation, Confusion, Absurdity
Douglas Adams Instructions, Humor, Meditation, Confusion, Absurdity“The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armor to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them into it in the first place.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Criticism, Bill Gates, Irony, Business
Douglas Adams Technology, Criticism, Bill Gates, Irony, Business“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“Being offended by things is the world's big hobby at the moment. It's almost taken over from wearing goatee beards.” Douglas Adams
Offense, Trends, Social Commentary, Humor, Criticism
Douglas Adams Offense, Trends, Social Commentary, Humor, Criticism“We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem.” Douglas Adams
Normality, Responsibility, Humor, Perspective, Coping
Douglas Adams Normality, Responsibility, Humor, Perspective, Coping“I don't go to mythical places with strange men.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Caution, Mythology, Gender, Boundaries
Douglas Adams Humor, Caution, Mythology, Gender, Boundaries“My universe is my eyes and my ears. Anything else is hearsay.” Douglas Adams
Perception, Reality, Senses, Skepticism, Personal Universe
Douglas Adams Perception, Reality, Senses, Skepticism, Personal Universe“Gordon Way, brother of Susan, employer of Richard MacDuff, was a rich man, the founder and owner of WayForward Technologies II. WayForward Technologies itself had of course gone bust, for the usual reason, taking his entire first fortune with it.” Douglas Adams
Business, Technology, Failure, Wealth, Entrepreneurship
Douglas Adams Business, Technology, Failure, Wealth, Entrepreneurship“The simple truth is that interstellar distances will not fit into the human imagination.” Douglas Adams
Space, Scale, Imagination, Truth, Perspective
Douglas Adams Space, Scale, Imagination, Truth, Perspective“The difference between us and a computer is that, the computer is blindingly stupid, but it is capable of being stupid many, many million times a second.” Douglas Adams
Computers, Intelligence, Speed, Human Nature, Technology
Douglas Adams Computers, Intelligence, Speed, Human Nature, Technology