I seem to be having tremendous difficulty with my life-style

I always thought something was fundamentally wrong with the universe

Fifteen years was a long time to be stranded anywhere, particularly somewhere as mind-boggingly dull as Earth.

What does it matter? Science has achieved some wonderful things, of course, but I'd far rather be happy than right any day.

We can't win against obsession. They care, we don't. They win.

Having not said anything the first time, it was somehow even more difficult to broach the subject the second time around.

Arthur Dent: What happens if I press this button? Ford Prefect: I wouldn't- Arthur Dent: Oh. Ford Prefect: What happened? Arthur Dent: A sign lit up, saying 'Please do not press this button again.