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“The deep roar of the ocean. The break of waves on farther shores that thought can find. The silent thunders of the deep. And from among it, voices calling, and yet not voices, humming trillings, wordlings, and half-articulated songs of thought. Greetings, waves of greetings, sliding back down into…” quote by Douglas Adams
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““The deep roar of the ocean. The break of waves on farther shores that thought can find. The silent thunders of the deep. And from among it, voices calling, and yet not voices, humming trillings, wordlings, and half-articulated songs of thought. Greetings, waves of greetings, sliding back down into the inarticulate, words breaking together. A crash of sorrow on the shores of Earth. Waves of joy on--where? A world indescribably found, indescribably arrived at, indescribably wet, a song of water. A fugue of voices now, clamoring explanations, of a disaster unavertable, a world to be destroyed, a surge of helplessness, a spasm of despair, a dying fall, again the break of words. And then the fling of hope, the finding of a shadow Earth in the implications of enfolded time, submerged dimensions, the pull of parallels, the deep pull, the spin of will, the hurl and split of it, the fight. A new Earth pulled into replacement, the dolphins gone. Then stunningly a single voice, quite clear. "This bowl was brought to you by the Campaign to Save the Humans. We bid you farewell." And then the sound of long, heavy, perfectly gray bodies rolling away into an unknown fathomless deep, quietly giggling.””

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About This Quote

Source Novel: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1979

The passage uses oceanic imagery to convey the chaotic blend of hope, despair, and existential reflection in a collapsing world.

In simple terms: A storm of emotions and thoughts swirl as the world ends and hope flickers.

Key Takeaway

Embrace hope amid chaos.

Themes

existential hope despair environment cosmic

Mood

melancholic hopeful reflective

Type

poetic philosophical

When to use this quote

  • environmental crisis
  • personal loss
  • creative writing
  • science fiction storytelling

Key Concepts

nihilism resilience interconnectedness

Questions to Reflect On

  • What does the ocean symbolize for you?
  • How can hope arise in dire circumstances?
A Different Perspective

The poetic style may obscure concrete meaning for some readers.

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