Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President s... - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

"Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?"

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

"Arthur blinked at the screens and felt he was missing something important. Suddenly he realized what it was."Is there any tea on this spaceship?"he asked."

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

"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."