One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit of continually stating and repeating the very very obvious.
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Human Nature, Observation, Repetition, Humor, Alien Perspective
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“Arthur blinked at the screens and felt he was missing something important. Suddenly he realized what it was. "Is there any tea on this spaceship?" he asked.” Douglas Adams
Tea, Priorities, Spaceship, Humor, British Culture
Douglas Adams Tea, Priorities, Spaceship, Humor, British Culture“It's guff. It doesn't advance the action. It makes for nice fat books such as the American market thrives on, but it doesn't actually get you anywhere.” Douglas Adams
Writing Critique, Literary Market, Storytelling, Criticism, Brevity
Douglas Adams Writing Critique, Literary Market, Storytelling, Criticism, Brevity“You just come along with me and have a good time. The Galaxy's a fun place. You'll need to have this fish in your ear.” Douglas Adams
Adventure, Galaxy, Humor, Translation, Hitchhiker’s Guide
Douglas Adams Adventure, Galaxy, Humor, Translation, Hitchhiker’s Guide“These creatures you call mice, you see, they are not quite as they appear. They are merely the protrusion into our dimension of vastly hyperintelligent pandimensional beings.” Douglas Adams
Science Fiction, Mice, Humor, Dimensions, Intelligence
Douglas Adams Science Fiction, Mice, Humor, Dimensions, Intelligence“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“The last time anybody made a list of the top hundred character attributes of New Yorkers, common sense snuck in at number 79.” Douglas Adams
Humor, New York, Common Sense, Character, Statistics
Douglas Adams Humor, New York, Common Sense, Character, Statistics“Time travel, by its very nature, was invented in all periods of history simultaneously.” Douglas Adams
Time Travel, Paradox, Invention, History, Humor
Douglas Adams Time Travel, Paradox, Invention, History, Humor“There are two things you should remember when dealing with parallel universes. One, they're not really parallel, and two, they're not really universes.” Douglas Adams
Parallel Universes, Physics, Humor, Perspective, Reality
Douglas Adams Parallel Universes, Physics, Humor, Perspective, Reality“This man is the bee's knees, Arthur, he is the wasp's nipples. He is, I would go so far as to say, the entire set of erogenous zones of every major flying insect of the Western world.” Douglas Adams
Praise, Humor, Exaggeration, Metaphor, Absurdity
Douglas Adams Praise, Humor, Exaggeration, Metaphor, Absurdity“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” Douglas Adams
Destiny, Journey, Life, Acceptance, Wisdom
Douglas Adams Destiny, Journey, Life, Acceptance, Wisdom“When people you greatly admire appear to be thinking deep thoughts, they probably are thinking about lunch.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Perception, Admiration, Reality, Human Nature
Douglas Adams Humor, Perception, Admiration, Reality, Human Nature“In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.” Douglas Adams
Nostalgia, Gender Roles, Humor, Science Fiction, Stereotypes
Douglas Adams Nostalgia, Gender Roles, Humor, Science Fiction, Stereotypes“It's not the fall that kills you; it's the sudden stop at the end.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Danger, Physics, Perspective, Death
Douglas Adams Humor, Danger, Physics, Perspective, Death“Who is this god person anyway?” Douglas Adams
Religion, Skepticism, Humor, Questioning, Perspective
Douglas Adams Religion, Skepticism, Humor, Questioning, Perspective“The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones I've had of late. Which, as I explained, have mostly been with trees.” Douglas Adams
Conversation, Absurdity, Trees, Humor, Isolation
Douglas Adams Conversation, Absurdity, Trees, Humor, Isolation“I don't go to mythical places with strange men.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Caution, Mythology, Gender, Boundaries
Douglas Adams Humor, Caution, Mythology, Gender, Boundaries“Funny, how just when you think life can't possibly get any worse it suddenly does.” Douglas Adams
Pessimism, Life, Humor, Irony, Expectations
Douglas Adams Pessimism, Life, Humor, Irony, Expectations