Why,” said Arthur Dent, “isn’t anyone ever pleased to see…

“I see", said Arthur Dent. He didn't.”

— Douglas Adams

“At that moment the dull sound of a rumbling crash from outside filtered through the low murmur of the pub, through the sound of…

— Douglas Adams

“All right," said Ford. "How would you react if I said that I'm not from Guildford at all, but from a small planet somewhere…

— Douglas Adams

You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to…

— Douglas Adams

“Ford!" he said, "there's an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this script for Hamlet they've worked out.”

— Douglas Adams

“I wonder who this ship belongs to anyway," said Arthur. "Me," said Zaphod. "No. Who it really belongs to." "Really me," insisted Zaphod. "Look,…

— Douglas Adams

But the plans were on display…” “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.” “That’s the display department.”…

— Douglas Adams

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…

— Douglas Adams

Marvin trudged on down the corridor, still moaning. "...and then of course I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left…

— Douglas Adams

“Time is the worst place, so to speak, to get lost in, as Arthur Dent could testify, having been lost in both time and…

— Douglas Adams

“What have you done to it, Monkeyman? - he breathed. - Well, - said Arthur, - nothing in fact. It's just that I think…

— Douglas Adams

Arthur felt happy. He was terribly pleased that the day was for once working out so much according to plan. Only twenty minutes ago…

— Douglas Adams

“When you’re young, and just emerging from the four walls of home into the wide world outside, that’s exactly when you feel so small,…

— Douglas Adams

The only person for whom the house was in any way special was Arthur Dent, and that was only because it happened to be…

— Douglas Adams

“It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see..." "You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?" "No," said Ford, who by this…

— Douglas Adams