Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adamswas an English author, scriptwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist and dramatist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 March 1952
mind impossible physics
Their minds sang with the ecstatic knowledge that either what they were doing was completely and utterly and totally impossible or that physics had a lot of catching up to do.
integrity impossible kind
The impossible often has a kind of integrity to it which the merely improbable lacks. How often have you been presented with an apparently rational explanation of something that works in all respects other than one, which is just that it is hopelessly improbable? Your instinct is to say, 'Yes, but he or she simply wouldn't do that.
truth answers impossible
Sherlock Holmes observed that once you have eliminated the impossible then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the answer. I, however, do not like to eliminate the impossible.
integrity impossible-things possible-and-impossible
The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks.
life logic impossible
There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.
bad exception faster light possible special speed travels
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.
bad exception faster follows news possible rules travels
Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules
appear known language phrase
It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear
normal perfectly universe
No, that's just perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the Universe has that.
brick color red wall
The red brick wall was the color of a brick-red Crayola
access besides eliminated five people suspects
Besides the pastor, there were about five people who had access to the safe, ... Those people have been eliminated as suspects through the investigative process.
arriving traveling
Even traveling despondently is better than arriving here.
brilliant totally utter
Totally mad. Utter nonsense. But we'll do it because it's brilliant nonsense.
ford listened wish
Arthur: 'It's at times like this I wish I'd listened to my mother.' Ford : 'Why, what did she say?' Arthur: 'I don't know, I never listened.'