And all dared to brave unknown terrors, to do mighty deeds, to boldly split infinitives that no man had split before--and thus was the Empire forged.

One of the major problems encountered in time travel is not that of accidentally becoming your own father or mother. There is no problem involved in becoming your own father or mother that a broadminded and well-adjusted family can't cope with.

Who is this god person anyway?

They live in perpetual fear of the time they call "The Coming of the Great White Handkerchief

The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.

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

It was one of those pictures that children are supposed to like but don't. Full of endearing little animals doing endearing things, you know?