Beeblebrox, over here!” he shouted. “No,” called Zaphod, “Beeblebrox over here!…

Beeblebrox, over here!” he shouted.
“No,” called Zaphod, “Beeblebrox over here! Who are you?”
“A friend!” shouted back the man. He ran towards Zaphod.
“Oh yeah?” said Zaphod. “Anyone’s friend in particular, or just generally well disposed to people?

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Chapter 6

Other The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Quotes

The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move. - View Quote Details on The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This…
The sign said:
Hold stick near centre of its length. Moisten pointed end in mouth. Insert in tooth space, blunt end next to gum. Use gentle in-out motion.
‘It seemed to me,’ said Wonko the Sane, ‘that any civilization that had so far lost its head as to need to include a set of detailed instructions for use in a packet of toothpicks, was no longer a civilization in which I could live and stay sane.’ - c. 31; Wonko the Sane telling Arthur and Fenchurch about the Asylum - View Quote Details on The sign said:
Hold stick near centre of its length. Moisten…
“We apologise for the inconvenience”, God’s Final Message to His Creation, written in letters of fire on the side of the Quentulus Quazgar Mountains, Sevorbeupstry, on planet Preliumtarn, Galactic Sector QQ7 Active J Gamma. - c. 40 (the message is spelled out letter by letter over several paragraphs) - View Quote Details on “We apologise for the inconvenience”, God’s Final Message to His…
Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner. - (From the TV Series, 1st Episode) - View Quote Details on Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite…
It wasn’t merely that their left hand didn’t always know what their right hand was doing, so to speak; quite often their right hand had a pretty hazy notion as well. - c. 14 - View Quote Details on It wasn’t merely that their left hand didn’t always know…
“Hey,” he said, “is that really a piece of fairy cake?”
He ripped the small piece of confectionery from the sensors with which it was surrounded.
“If I told you how much I needed this,” he said ravenously, “I wouldn’t have time to eat it.” —Zaphod - View Quote Details on “Hey,” he said, “is that really a piece of fairy…
“You may not instantly see why I bring the subject up, but that is because my mind works so phenomenally fast, and I am at a rough estimate thirty billion times more intelligent than you. Let me give you an example. Think of a number, any number.”
“Er, five,” said the mattress.
“Wrong,” said Marvin. “You see?”
The mattress was much impressed by this and realized that it was in the presence of a not unremarkable mind. - View Quote Details on “You may not instantly see why I bring the subject…
Yeah, well that’s a very sweet thought Trillian,” complained Zaphod, “but do you really think it’s wise under the circumstances? I mean, here we are on the run and everything, we must have the police of half the Galaxy after us by now, and we stop to pick up hitch hikers. OK, so ten out of ten for style, but minus several million for good thinking, yeah? - View Quote Details on Yeah, well that’s a very sweet thought Trillian,” complained Zaphod,…
Funny, how just when you think life can’t possibly get any worse it suddenly does. - View Quote Details on Funny, how just when you think life can’t possibly get…
He pounded his steering wheel, kicked the floor, thumped his casette player until it suddenly started playing Barry Manilow, thumped it until it stopped again, and swore and swore and swore and swore and swore. -c. 9, Rob McKenna’s actions while testing his windshield wipers. - View Quote Details on He pounded his steering wheel, kicked the floor, thumped his…