"We're not obsessed by anything, you see," insisted……" — Douglas Adams
"We're not obsessed by anything, you see," insisted Ford. "..." "And that's the deciding factor. We can't win against obsession. They care, we don't. They win." "I care about lots of things," said Slartibartfast, his voice trembling partly with annoyance, but partly also with uncertainty. "Such as?" "Well," said the old man, "life, the Universe. Everything, really. Fjords." "Would you die for them?" "Fjords?" blinked Slartibartfast in surprise. "No." "Well then." "Wouldn't see the point, to be honest."
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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Annoyance and pathos warred in my breast, and after a short struggle, annoyance punched pathos in the snout like the…
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The smallest annoyances, disturb us the most.
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So long as you do not know who you really are, this will be difficult. You may have to give up…
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Ministry of Disturbance, a regulated source of annoyance; a destroyer of routine; an underminer of complacency.
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