He spent a lot of time flying. He learnt to communicate with birds and discovered that their conversation was fantastically boring. It was all to do with wind speed, wing spans, power-to-weight ratios and a fair bit about berries. Unfortunately, he discovered, once you have learnt birdspeak you quickly come to realize that the air is full of it the whole time, just inane bird chatter. There is no getting away from it.
Douglas AdamsThe Universe, as has been observed before, is an unsettlingly big place, a fact which for the sake of a quiet life most people tend to ignore.
Douglas AdamsPardon me for breathing, which I never do any way so I donโt know why I bother to say it, oh God, Iโm so depressed.
Douglas AdamsI love to keep poking and prodding at it. Iโve thought about it so much over the years that that fascination is bound to spill over into my writing.
Douglas AdamsIn fact there was only one species on the planet more intelligent than dolphins, and they spent a lot of their time in behavioural research laboratories running around inside wheels and conduction frighteningly elegant and subtle experiments on man. The fact that once again man completely misinterpreted this relationship was entirely according to these creaturesโ plans.
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