“One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit of continually stating and repeating the very very obvious.” - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyĥ. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movement of small green pieces of paper, which was odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.” - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyĤ. “This planet has-or rather had-a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. “He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.” - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyģ. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man-for precisely the same reasons.” - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyĢ. “For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much-the wheel, New York, wars and so on-whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. Metaphorical or otherwise, these quotes may help you reflect on your own life and your place in the universe.ġ. Quotes About HumanityĪlthough The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy revolves around interstellar travel and the destruction of Earth, Adams's insights on the human condition are just as relevant on our home planet. These 42 quotes from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series are some of our favorites in the whole saga-maybe even the whole galaxy.
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But before it was published, it was a series of broadcasts on BBC Radio-and listening to the audiobook lets you enjoy the original charm of its spoken performance. In his narration of the iconic volume that inspired six more books, a television series, a video game, and a feature film, esteemed actor Stephen Fry enhances Adams’s thought-provoking passages while delivering impeccable comedic execution of the novel’s off-the-wall, absurdist humor. The first novel in Douglas Adams’s beloved sci-fi franchise, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been enthralling earthlings since 1979.
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