The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Book · 6 characters · 415 quotes · 1993

Quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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"You know, it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with nothing but a bowl of petunias above me, that I wish I'd listened to what my mother told me."
Arthur Dent
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"The knack to flying is to throw yourself at the ground and miss."
Ford Prefect Adventure
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"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."
Ford Prefect Time
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"Flying is a lot like falling, except with more expensive insurance."
Zarniwoop Wisdom
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"By sheer good fortune, I happened to go to the only school that ever taught Vogon"
Ford Prefect
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"Going mad is just a state of mind"
Marvin the Paranoid Android Wisdom
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"A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have"
Ford Prefect Wisdom
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"You're a jerk, Zarniwoop"
Zarniwoop Humor
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"I'd far rather be happy than right any day"
Douglas Adams Happiness
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"This is rather good isn't it, all this?"
Arthur Dent Gratitude
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"I may be a sorry case, but I don't write jokes in base thirteen"
Zarniwoop Humor
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"Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?"
Ford Prefect Humor
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"Life, don't talk to me about life"
Marvin the Paranoid Android Life
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"Tea is the most comforting thing in existence"
Arthur Dent
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"You can't trust a computer-run society"
Ford Prefect Technology
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"Everything you do is already determined"
Zarniwoop
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"The secret to flying is to throw yourself at the ground and miss it"
Ford Prefect Success
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"What's this? A salad?"
Arthur Dent Humor
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"Just follow the signs"
Ford Prefect
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"There's nothing worse than finding out your life is meaningless"
Arthur Dent
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"The best conversations happen when no one is talking"
Ford Prefect Wisdom
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"Somewhere in the cosmos, there must be something better than bananas"
Marvin the Paranoid Android Hope
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"The important thing is not the destination but the people you meet along the way"
Ford Prefect Friendship
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"What does it matter if you're happy?"
Marvin the Paranoid Android Humor
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"The lights are always on there"
Ford Prefect Adventure
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"Reality is frequently inaccurate"
Ford Prefect Truth
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"You're a jerk, but you're alive, and you're here now"
Zarniwoop Hope
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"A cup of tea would be nice"
Arthur Dent
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"Even robots have their moments of existential crisis"
Marvin the Paranoid Android Philosophy
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"The fact that we live here is as odd as anything I've ever heard"
Arthur Dent