The 50 Best 'Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' Quotes About Life, The Universe, And Everything
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'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' is also known as HG2G, HHGTTG.
The science fiction series 'Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' is written by Douglas Adams. Douglas Adams also wrote the books, 'The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe', 'Life the Universe and Everything', 'Mostly Harmless'.
'Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' characters include Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Trillian, and Marvin 'The Robot.' The story is about the survivors (Arthur Dent and Ford Perfect who is a disguised alien) of the Earth's destruction and their adventures in space.
During their journey, they attempt to discover the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. The answer to it is 42.
If you want to search for more such quotes, check out our Addams family quotes and 'Adventure Time' quotes.
The Best Douglas Adams Quotes
Douglas Adams has given us some best books on science fiction with humorous characters and exciting storylines. Here are some exciting Douglas Adams quotes.
1.“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”
― Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.'
2.“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 Galaxy.'
3.“I'd far rather be happy than right any day.”
― Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.'
4.“Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?”
― Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.'
5.“If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.”
― Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.'
6.“The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.”
― Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.'
7.“Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.”
― Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.'
8.“Did I do anything wrong today, or has the world always been like this, and I’ve been too wrapped up in myself to notice?”
― Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.'
9.“Ford... you're turning into a penguin. Stop it.”
― Douglas Adams,' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.'
10.“'This must be Thursday,' said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. 'I never could get the hang of Thursdays.”
― Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.'
Best Arthur Dent Quotes
Arthur Dent, the main character was depicted as an unfortunate hero. The show is about how he survives the misadventures. Here are some quotes by Arthur Dent from 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.'
11."My God, they are! They're knocking my house down. What the hell am I doing in the pub, Ford?"
-Arthur Dent.
12.“I wonder who this ship belongs to anyway,"
-Arthur Dent.
13."Is there any tea on this spaceship?"
-Arthur Dent.
14."Why don't people get rid of the lizards?"
-Arthur Dent.
15."I thought you said it was a democracy."
-Arthur Dent.
16."You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?"
-Arthur Dent.
17.“Ford! there's an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this script for Hamlet they've worked out.”
-Arthur Dent.
18.“Yes, I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard'.”
-Arthur Dent.
19."It's at times like this when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse."
-Arthur Dent.
20."I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young."
-Arthur Dent.
Quotes About The Universe
The universe is infinite and full of wonders; this book revolves around such adventures. Here are some Douglas Adams books quotes.
21.“The story so far: In the beginning, the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
―Douglas Adams, 'The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe.'
22.“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable."
―Douglas Adams,' The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.'
23.“Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.”
―Douglas Adams, 'Mostly Harmless.'
24.“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
―Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.'
25."The average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. "
―Douglas Adams, 'The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe.'
26."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.”
―Douglas Adams, 'The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe.'
27.“My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre and that I am therefore excused from saving universes.”
―Douglas Adams, 'Life, the Universe and Everything.'
28.“The Answer to the Great Question... Of Life, the Universe and Everything... Is... Forty-two,' said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.”
―Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.'
29.“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
–Douglas Adams. 'The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul.'
Interesting Douglas Adams Quotes
Douglas Adams is a well-known writer, author, screenwriter. Here is a collection of Douglas Adams quotes that are unforgettable.
30.“Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.”
―Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.'
31.“Marvin was humming ironically because he hated humans so much.”
―Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.
32.“You live and learn. At any rate, you live.”
― Douglas Adams, 'Mostly Harmless.'
33. "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."
― Douglas Adams.
34. “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."
― Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.'
35.“The impossible often has a kind of integrity to it which the merely improbable lacks.”
– Douglas Adams.
36.“Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through.”
– Douglas Adams
37. “The secret of healthy hitchhiking is to eat junk food.”
– Douglas Adams.
38.“All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others.”
– Douglas Adams.
39.“A learning experience is one of those things that say, ‘You know that thing you just did? Don’t do that.”
– Douglas Adams.
40.“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.
41. “It can be very dangerous to see things from somebody else’s point of view without the proper training.”
– Douglas Adams, 'Mostly Harmless.'
42.“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
– Douglas Adams.
43.“For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.”
– Douglas Adams.
44.“A beach house isn’t just real estate. It’s a state of mind.”
– Douglas Adams, 'Mostly Harmless.'
45.“Don’t believe anything you read on the net. Except this. Well, including this, I suppose.”
– Douglas Adams.
46.“He has personality problems beyond the dreams of analysts.”
– Douglas Adams.
47. “To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.”
– Douglas Adams.
48.“I’m so great even I get tongue-tied talking to myself.”
– Douglas Adams.
49.“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don’t know the answer.”
– Douglas Adams.
50. “Since we decided a few weeks ago to adopt the leaf as legal tender, we have, of course, all become immensely rich.”
– Douglas Adams.
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