Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space."

"So this is it,"said Arthur, "We are going to die.""Yes,"said Ford, "except... no! Wait a minute!"He suddenly lunged across the chamber at something behind Arthur's line of vision. "What's this switch?"he cried."What? Where?"cried Arthur, twisting round."No, I was only fooling,"said Ford, "we are going to die after all."

"So this is it,"said Arthur, "We are going to die.""Yes,"said Ford, "except... no! Wait a minute!"He suddenly lunged across the chamber at something behind Arthur's line of vision. "What's this switch?"he cried."What? Where?"cried Arthur, twisting round."No, I was only fooling,"said Ford, "we are going to die after all."

"I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed."

"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."

"Ow! My brains!"

"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."

"Don't Panic."

"Exactly!"said Deep Thought. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means."

"The argument goes something like this: "I refuse to prove that I exist,"says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."

"Exactly!"said Deep Thought. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means."

"He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it."