The film project has been โtwenty years of constipation,โ and he likens the Hollywood process to โtrying to grill a steak by having a succession of people coming into the room and breathing on it.โ
Douglas AdamsIt 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.
Douglas AdamsAnd 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.
Douglas AdamsYes it is,' said the Professor. 'Waitโ' he motioned to Richard, who was about to go out again and investigateโ 'let it be. It won't be long.' Richard stared in disbelief. 'You say there's a horse in your bathroom, and all you can do is stand there naming Beatles songs?' The Professor looked blankly at him.
Douglas AdamsOne nonabsolute number is the given time of arrival, which is now known to be one of the most bizarre of mathematical concepts, a number whose existence can only be defined as being anything other than itself. In other words, the given time of arrival is the one moment of time at which it is impossible that any member of the party will arrive.
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