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Douglas Noel Adams, né le 11 mars 1952 à Cambridge et mort le 11 mai 2001 à Santa Barbara, est un écrivain et scénariste britannique.

Il est surtout connu pour son œuvre Le Guide du voyageur galactique , une saga de science-fiction humoristique dont il scénarisa le feuilleton radio original puis écrivit la « trilogie en cinq volumes » de romans. Wikipedia  

✵ 11. mars 1952 – 11. mai 2001   •   Autres noms Дуглас Адамс
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“conventional photon drive.”

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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“Glapitonner: profondément ému par le récit d'une tragédie personnelle.”

Life, the Universe and Everything

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Douglas Adams: Citations en anglais

“I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed.”

Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy pentalogy

Source: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

“My universe is my eyes and my ears. Anything else is hearsay.”

Douglas Adams livre The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Source: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

“The impossible often has a kind of integrity to it which the merely improbable lacks.”

Douglas Adams The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Source: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (1988), Ch. 14
Contexte: What was the Sherlock Holmes principle? 'Once you have discounted the impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.'
I reject that entirely. 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.

“The bird that would soar above the plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.”

Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy pentalogy

Source: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

“Ahenny (adj.) - The way people stand when examining other people's bookshelves.”

Douglas Adams livre The Meaning of Liff

Source: The Deeper Meaning of Liff

“Ow! My brains!”

Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy pentalogy

Source: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

“He has personality problems beyond the dreams of analysts.”

Douglas Adams livre The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Source: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

“My capacity for happiness," he added, "you could fit into a matchbox without taking out the matches first”

Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy pentalogy

Source: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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