The light was only just visible - except of course that there was no one to see, no witnesses, not this time, but it was nevertheless a light.

The only person for whom the house was in any way special was Arthur Dent, and that was only because it happened to be the one he lived in.

And then, just when you think that you have experienced all the wonders that this world has to offer, you round a peak and suddenly think you're doing the whole thing over again, but this time on drugs.

It all sounds rather naive and sentimental to be talking about children laughing and dancing and singing together when we all know perfectly well that what children do in real life is snarl and take drugs.

Alltami (n.) The ancient art of being able to balance the hot and cold shower taps.

Trillian had come to suspect that the main reason [Zaphood] had had such a wild and successful life was that he never really understood the significance of anything he did.

Life... is like a grapefruit. Well, it's sort of orangey-yellow and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, too. Oh, and some people have half a one for breakfast.