Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adamswas an English author, scriptwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist and dramatist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 March 1952
funny hilarious laughter
The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.
mind stories
There was a point to this story, but it has temporarily escaped the chronicler's mind.
today world said
Did I do anything wrong today," he said, "or has the world always been like this and I've been too wrapped up in myself to notice?
atheist faith-religion atheism
The argument goes something like this: "I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.
running legs arms
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.
intelligent thinking numbers
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?
order missing racist
In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.
wise funny-life short-life
You live and learn. At any rate, you live.
integrity impossible-things possible-and-impossible
The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks.
technology
Technology is a word that describes something that doesn't work yet.
tree different conversation
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.
people bully needs
People who need to bully you are the easiest to push around.
jobs responsibility america
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
writing battle problem
I find that writing is a constant battle with exactly the same problems you've always had.