The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate. Douglas Adams definitivefrequentlyguide Change image and share on social
I wanted to be a writer-performer like the Pythons. In fact, I wanted to be John Cleese, and it took me some time to realise that the job was, in fact, taken. Douglas Adams cleesefactjob Change image and share on social
What the computer in virtual reality enables us to do is to recalibrate ourselves so that we can start seeing those pieces of information that are invisible to us but have become important for us to understand. Douglas Adams computerenableimportant share on social
We no longer think of chairs as technology; we just think of them as chairs. But there was a time when we hadn't worked out how many legs chairs should have, how tall they should be, and they would often 'crash' when we tried to use them. Douglas Adams chaircrashleg share on social
There's nothing worse than sitting down to write a novel and saying, 'Well, okay, I'm going to do something of high artistic worth.' Douglas Adams artisticbadlyhigh Change image and share on social
The usual method of finding a little dongly thing that actually matches a gizmo I want to use is to go and buy another one, at a price that can physically drive the air from your body. Douglas Adams airbodybuy Change image and share on social
I think you get most of the most interesting work done in fields where people don't think they're doing art but are merely practicing a craft and working as good craftsmen. Being literate as a writer is good craft, is knowing your job, is knowing how to use your tools properly and not to damage the tools as you use them. Douglas Adams artcraftcraftsman share on social
One of the most important things you learn from the Internet is that there is no 'them' out there. It's just an awful lot of 'us.' Douglas Adams awfulimportantinternet Change image and share on social
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. Douglas Adams doublyillusionlunchtime Change image and share on social
You live and learn. At any rate, you live. Douglas Adams learnliverate Change image and share on social