“Nobleness was one word for making a fuss about the trivial inevitabilities of life, but there were others.”

— Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Source: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

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English writer and humorist 1952–2001

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