We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty! - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

"What does it matter? Science has achieved some wonderful things, of course, but I'd far rather be happy than right any day."

"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."

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

"Ford carried on counting quietly. This is about the most aggressive thing you can do to a computer, the equivalent of going up to a human being and saying "Blood...blood...blood...blood..."

"Ow! My brains!"