In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

Many men of course became extremely rich, but this was perfectly natural and nothing to be ashamed of because no one was really poor, at least no one worth speaking of.

One 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.

Lovers of print are simply confusing the plate for the food.

Reality is hopelessly inaccurate.

If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

Six pints of bitter, said Ford Prefect. And quickly please, the world's about to end.