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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "trilogy" by Douglas Adams, and is a sequel. It was originally published by Pan Books as a paperback. The book was inspired by the song "Grand Hotel" by British rock band Procol Harum. The book title refers to Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, one of the settings of the book.


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“How can I tell," said the man, "that the past isn't a fiction designed to account for the discrepancy between my immediate physical sensations and my state of mind?”

The Salmon of Doubt (2002)
Source: Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)

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“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”

Variant: In the beginning the Universe was created.
This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
Source: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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“How do you know you're having fun if there's no one watching you have it?”

Source: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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“Shee, you guys are so unhip it's a wonder your bums don't fall off.”

Variant: You're so unhip, it's a wonder your bum doesn't fall off.
Source: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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“The little waiter's eyebrows wandered about his forehead in confusion.”

Source: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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“I'm so great even I get tongue-tied talking to myself.”

Source: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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

Source: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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“… and the Universe,… will explode later for your pleasure.”

Source: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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“And so the Universe ended.”

Source: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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