Even he, to whom most things that most people would think were pretty smart were pretty dumb, thought it was pretty smart.

Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt, p. 205
Unknown "Mistress" Sparkling - 16 years, 2 months, 17 days ago

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.

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Unknown "Mistress" Sparkling - 16 years, 2 months, 17 days ago

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

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Unknown "Mistress" Sparkling - 16 years, 2 months, 17 days ago

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.

Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless
Unknown "Mistress" Sparkling - 16 years, 2 months, 17 days ago

Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously aware of.

Douglas Adams, Arthur Dent in "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
Unknown "Mistress" Sparkling - 16 years, 2 months, 17 days ago