He didn't know why he had become president of the galaxy, except that it seemed a fun thing to be.

Marvin was humming ironically because he hated humans so much.

How do I know the past is not a fiction conceived to reconcile the difference between my state of mind and the present.

He has personality problems beyond the dreams of analysts.

Put away your worries, the world is a good and perfect place. It is in fact very easy.

The Encyclopedia Galactica defines a robot as a mechanical apparatus designed to do the work of a man. The marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation defines a robot as "Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun to Be With. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy defines the marketing devision of the Sirius Cybernetic Corporation as "a bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes.

We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.