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.

~ Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams Arthur Dent Humor Tea

But the plans were on display…”“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”“That’s the display department.”“With a flashlight.”“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”“So had the stairs.”“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.

~ Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams Arthur Dent Bureaucracy Bypass Demolition Department House Humour

Time is the worst place, so to speak, to get lost in, as Arthur Dent could testify, having been lost in both time and space a good deal. At least being lost in space kept you busy.

~ Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams Arthur Dent H2G2 Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy Humor Humour Science Fiction

Arthur felt happy. He was terribly pleased that the day was for once working out so much according to plan. Only twenty minutes ago he had decided he would go mad, and now here he was already chasing a Chesterfield sofa across the fields of prehistoric Earth.

~ Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams Arthur Dent Madness Sofa