The light was only just visible – except of course that there was no one to see, no witnesses, not this time, but it was nevertheless a light.
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Perception, Existence, Philosophy, Light, Observation
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“You come to me for advice, but you can't cope with anything you don't recognize. Hmmm. So we'll have to tell you something you already know but make it sound like news, eh Well, business as usual, I suppose.” Douglas Adams
Advice, Familiarity, Perception, Communication, Cynicism
Douglas Adams Advice, Familiarity, Perception, Communication, Cynicism“First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII – and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics, and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web, we've realized it's a brochure.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Evolution, Perception, Computers, Internet
Douglas Adams Technology, Evolution, Perception, Computers, Internet“Nobleness was one word for making a fuss about the trivial inevitabilities of life, but there were others.” Douglas Adams
Nobility, Triviality, Perspective, Criticism, Language
Douglas Adams Nobility, Triviality, Perspective, Criticism, Language“There is a piece of me that likes to fondly imagine my maverick and rebellious nature. But, more accurately, I like to have a nice and cosy institution that I can rub up against a little bit.” Douglas Adams
Self-perception, Rebellion, Conformity, Institutions, Contradiction
Douglas Adams Self-perception, Rebellion, Conformity, Institutions, Contradiction“Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” Douglas Adams
Flying, Humor, Absurdity, Perspective, Learning
Douglas Adams Flying, Humor, Absurdity, Perspective, Learning“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“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“I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously.” Douglas Adams
Religion, Skepticism, Intelligence, Belief, Curiosity
Douglas Adams Religion, Skepticism, Intelligence, Belief, Curiosity“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“My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre and that I am therefore excused from saving universes.” Douglas Adams
Humor, Responsibility, Morality, Medical Absurdity, Self-justification
Douglas Adams Humor, Responsibility, Morality, Medical Absurdity, Self-justification“Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation.” Douglas Adams
Communication, Conflict, Irony, Culture, Unintended Consequences
Douglas Adams Communication, Conflict, Irony, Culture, Unintended Consequences“If life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion.” Douglas Adams
Universe, Perspective, Life, Humor, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Universe, Perspective, Life, Humor, Philosophy“Zaphod felt he was teetering on the edge of madness and wondered if he shouldn't just jump over and have done with it.” Douglas Adams
Madness, Decision-making, Humor, Character Development, Mental State
Douglas Adams Madness, Decision-making, Humor, Character Development, Mental State“Democracy is all about not electing the wrong man-eating lizard.” Douglas Adams
Politics, Humor, Democracy, Choice, Cynicism
Douglas Adams Politics, Humor, Democracy, Choice, Cynicism“We can't win against obsession. They care, we don't. They win.” Douglas Adams
Obsession, Apathy, Competition, Human Nature, Defeat
Douglas Adams Obsession, Apathy, Competition, Human Nature, Defeat“Deep in the fundamental heart of mind and Universe there is a reason.” Douglas Adams
Reason, Universe, Mind, Philosophy, Meaning
Douglas Adams Reason, Universe, Mind, Philosophy, Meaning“The usual method of finding a little dongly thing that actually matches a gizmo I want to use is to go and buy another one, at a price that can physically drive the air from your body.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Frustration, Consumerism, Humor, Compatibility
Douglas Adams Technology, Frustration, Consumerism, Humor, Compatibility“Presidents don't have power. Their job is to draw attention away from it.” Douglas Adams
Politics, Power, Deception, Cynicism, Leadership
Douglas Adams Politics, Power, Deception, Cynicism, Leadership