Zaphod did not want to tangle with them and, deciding that just as discretion is the better part of valor, so was cowardice is the better part of discretion, he valiantly hid himself in a closet.
Douglas AdamsIt's good to leave your room super-messy when you're away. Whoever tries to break into your room will thought it has already been ransacked.
Douglas AdamsFor instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so muchโthe wheel, New York, wars and so onโwhilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than manโfor precisely the same reasons.
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