“The point is, you see," said Ford, "that there is no point in driving yourself mad trying to stop yourself going mad. You might just as well give in and save your sanity for later.”

— Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything

Source: Life, the Universe and Everything

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English writer and humorist 1952–2001

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