Douglas Adams

1952 - 2001

Douglas Adams (1952–2001) was an English author and humorist, best known for his science fiction series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Adams' witty writing and imaginative storytelling established him as a prominent figure in the genre, earning him a dedicated following of fans worldwide.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, 1987

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

I don't believe it. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it.

The only technology that you need is deadlines.

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, 1987

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.

Mostly Harmless, p. 127, 1992

I find the difference, for me, between having no money and having quite a bit is that the bills get bigger. And that's it. The lifestyle doesn't change.

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1979

The people who invented the Internet never would have got around to doing it if they’d had the Internet.

The Salmon of Doubt, p. 144, 2002

It is now possible for a flight attendant to get a pilot pregnant.

Mostly Harmless, p. 201, 1992

Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?

To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.

People think they're a lot more important than they actually are.

I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.

The Salmon of Doubt, 2002