He gazed keenly into the distance and looked as if…

He gazed keenly into the distance and looked as if he would quite like the wind to blow his hair back dramatically at that point, but the wind was busy fooling around with some leaves a little way off.

Life, the Universe and Everything, Chapter 2

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“Ha! What do you know of always? You say ‘always’ to me, who, because of the silly little errands your organic life forms keep on sending me through time on, am now thirty-seven times older than the Universe itself? Pick your words with a little more care,” he said, “and tact.” - c. 40 - View Quote Details on “Ha! What do you know of always? You say ‘always’…
“Simple. I got very bored and depressed, so I went and plugged myself in to its external computer feed. I talked to the computer at great length and explained my view of the Universe to it,” said Marvin.
“And what happened?” pressed Ford.
“It committed suicide,” said Marvin [...]. - View Quote Details on “Simple. I got very bored and depressed, so I went…
It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged imagination. - View Quote Details on It is known that there are an infinite number of…
Six pints of bitter,” said Ford Prefect to the barman of the Horse and Groom. “And quickly please, the world’s about to end. - View Quote Details on Six pints of bitter,” said Ford Prefect to the barman…
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair. - c. ? - View Quote Details on The major difference between a thing that might go wrong…
“Well for God’s sake I hope you managed to rectify that a bit.”
“Oh yes, well I managed to transmit a new entry off to the editor. He had to trim it a bit, but it’s still an improvement.”
“And what does it say now?” asked Arthur.
“Mostly harmless,” admitted Ford with a slightly embarrassed cough.
“Mostly harmless!” shouted Arthur. - View Quote Details on “Well for God’s sake I hope you managed to rectify…
How do you feel?” he asked him.
“Like a military academy,” said Arthur, “bits of me keep on passing out. - View Quote Details on "Like a military...">How do you feel?” he asked him.
“Like a military…
No, no Marvin,” lilted Trillian, “that’s just fine, really…just part of life.” [...]
“Life,” said Marvin, “don’t talk to me about life. - View Quote Details on No, no Marvin,” lilted Trillian, “that’s just fine, really…just part…
Please do not be alarmed,” it said, “by anything you see or hear around you. You are bound to feel some initial ill effects as you have been rescued from certain death at an improbability level of two to the power two hundred and seventy-six thousand to one against – possibly much higher. We are now cruising at a level of two to the power of twenty-five thousand to one against and falling, and we will be restoring normality just as soon as we are sure of what is normal anyway. - View Quote Details on Please do not be alarmed,” it said, “by anything you…
That’s right,” shouted Vroomfondel, “we demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty! - View Quote Details on That’s right,” shouted Vroomfondel, “we demand rigidly defined areas of…