There is an art to the business of making sandwiches which it is given to few ever to find the time to explore in depth. It is a simple task, but the opportunities for satisfaction are many and profound.

Will you stop counting!' snarled Zaphod. 'Yes,' said Ford Prefect, 'in three minutes and thirty-five seconds.

Religion ... has certain ideas at the heart of it which we call sacred or holy or whatever. What it means is, 'Here is an idea or a notion that you're not allowed to say anything bad about; you're just not. Why not? Because you're just not. If someone votes for a party that you don't agree with, you're free to argue about it as much as you like; everybody will have an argument but nobody feels aggrieved by it. ... But on the other hand, if somebody says 'I mustn't move a light switch on a Saturday', you say 'I respect that'.

He inched his way up the corridor as if he would rather be yarding his way down it, which was true.

He shifted his weight from foot to foot, but it was equally uncomfortable on each.

The great thing about being the only species that makes a distinction between right and wrong is that we can make up the rules for ourselves as we go along.

"Does God know he [exists]?" "Of course he does. Otherwise, you could not have asked the question, and I could not have answered."