The Saab seethed off into the night. Arthur watched it go, as stunned as a man might be who, having believed himself to be totally blind for five years, suddenly discovers that he had merely been wearing too large a hat.
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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“I can see we're in for a fabulous evening's apocalypse.” Douglas Adams
Sarcasm, Apocalypse, Humor, Expectations, Evening
Douglas Adams Sarcasm, Apocalypse, Humor, Expectations, Evening“Because the Internet is so new, we still don't really understand what it is. We mistake it for a type of publishing or broadcasting, because that's what we're used to. So people complain that there's a lot of rubbish online, or that it's dominated by Americans, or that you can't necessarily trust what you read on the Web.” Douglas Adams
Internet, Misunderstanding, Technology, Criticism, Information
Douglas Adams Internet, Misunderstanding, Technology, Criticism, Information“The reason why so many sects hang around airports looking for converts: they know that people there are at their most vulnerable and perplexed, and ready to accept any kind of guidance.” Douglas Adams
Religion, Vulnerability, Airports, Conversion, Human Psychology
Douglas Adams Religion, Vulnerability, Airports, Conversion, Human Psychology“The books people are writing today, they're too long. You get a little bit of plot, and then pages and pages of Creative Writing. They teach classes in how to do this. They should teach classes in how to stop!” Douglas Adams
Writing Criticism, Brevity, Education, Humor, Literary Trends
Douglas Adams Writing Criticism, Brevity, Education, Humor, Literary Trends“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“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“Obviously somebody had been appallingly incompetent and he hoped to God it wasn't him.” Douglas Adams
Incompetence, Self-doubt, Humor, Responsibility, Anxiety
Douglas Adams Incompetence, Self-doubt, Humor, Responsibility, Anxiety“There is no problem so complicated that you can't find a very simple answer to it if you look at it right.” Douglas Adams
Problem-solving, Perspective, Simplicity, Wisdom, Optimism
Douglas Adams Problem-solving, Perspective, Simplicity, Wisdom, Optimism“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“Sherlock Holmes observed that once you have eliminated the impossible then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the answer. I, however, do not like to eliminate the impossible.” Douglas Adams
Detective Work, Logic, Investigation, Impossibility, Methodology
Douglas Adams Detective Work, Logic, Investigation, Impossibility, Methodology“I did better than that. I called in a neighbour's kid who used to be able to solve Rubik's cube in seventeen seconds. He sat on a step and stared at it for over an hour before pronouncing it irrevocably stuck.” Douglas Adams
Problem-solving, Expertise, Humor, Expectations, Frustration
Douglas Adams Problem-solving, Expertise, Humor, Expectations, Frustration“Would you like me to go and stick my head in a bucket of water?” Douglas Adams
Sarcasm, Frustration, Humor, Exasperation, Rhetorical Question
Douglas Adams Sarcasm, Frustration, Humor, Exasperation, Rhetorical Question“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“The bowler approached the wicket at a lope, a trot, and then a run. He suddenly exploded in a flurry of arms and legs, out of which flew a ball.” Douglas Adams
Cricket, Sports, Description, Humor, Movement
Douglas Adams Cricket, Sports, Description, Humor, Movement“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“Technology is a word that describes something that doesn't work yet.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Humor, Definition, Progress, Cynicism
Douglas Adams Technology, Humor, Definition, Progress, Cynicism