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, that I wish I'd listened to what my mother told me."
Zarniwoop
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"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
Douglas Adams Happiness
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"Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?"
Marvin the Paranoid Android
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"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."
Ford Prefect Time
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"I may be a sorry case, but I don't write jokes in base thirteen."
Ford Prefect Humor
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"Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."
Douglas Adams Courage
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"It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes."
Ford Prefect Wisdom
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"Isn't there anyone out there who actually wants to help?"
Arthur Dent Hope
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"The most important thing to know about flying is don't think about it too much"
Ford Prefect Wisdom
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"The lights are on but there's no one home"
Marvin the Paranoid Android Humor
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"Technology is a word that describes something that doesn't work yet"
Douglas Adams Technology
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"You know, it's at times like this that I think about my life choices"
Arthur Dent
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"Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect"
Ford Prefect Happiness
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"I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer"
Zarniwoop Humor
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"I'd far rather be happy than right any day"
Douglas Adams Happiness
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"Who needs the Internet when you have the Guide"
Ford Prefect Technology
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"You can't have a funeral for something that won't die"
Zarniwoop Philosophy
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"I'm not from Earth, I'm from far far away"
Ford Prefect Adventure
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"Tea is the best drink in the universe"
Arthur Dent Wisdom
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"You know what they call a Robot with depression?"
Ford Prefect Humor
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"That's funny, that's really funny"
Marvin the Paranoid Android Humor
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"I've had worse days"
Arthur Dent Perseverance
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"Take me to your leader"
Marvin the Paranoid Android Humor
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"I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed"
Marvin the Paranoid Android
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"I am depressed. That is to say, I am not immediately happy, but I will be happy in my way"
Marvin the Paranoid Android Philosophy
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"Go stick your head in a pig"
Arthur Dent Humor
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"You're a jerk, Dent"
Zarniwoop Humor
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"Life, don't talk to me about life"
Marvin the Paranoid Android
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"Reality is frequently inaccurate"
Ford Prefect Philosophy
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"Would you like some tea?"
Arthur Dent Friendship