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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Douglas Adams

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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“Would you like to see the menu?" he said, "or would you like meet the Dish of the Day?"

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“Good evening,” it lowed and sat back heavily on its haunches, “I am the main Dish of the Day. May I interest you in parts of my body?”

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“The waiter approached.
'Would you like to see the menu?' he said. 'Or would you like to meet the Dish of the Day?'
'Huh?' said Ford.
'Huh?' said Arthur.
'Huh?' said Trillian.
'That’s cool,' said Zaphod. 'We'll meet the meat.”

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“It is folly to say you know what is happening to other people. Only they know, if they exist. They have their own Universes of their own eyes and ears.”

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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?”

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The Salmon of Doubt (2002)
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“But what about the End of the Universe? We'll miss the big moment."
I've seen it. It's rubbish," said Zaphod,"nothing but a gnab gib."
A what?"
Opposite of a big bang. Come on, let's get zappy.”

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“If I ever meet myself,' said Zaphod, 'I'll hit myself so hard I won't know what's hit me.”

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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.”

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Variant: In the beginning the Universe was created.
This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
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Douglas Adams quote: “Reality is frequently inaccurate.”
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“Reality is frequently inaccurate.”

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

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“Could be. I’m a pretty dangerous dude when I’m cornered.”
“Yeah,” said the voice from under the table, “you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel.”

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

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Variant: You're so unhip, it's a wonder your bum doesn't fall off.
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“The little waiter's eyebrows wandered about his forehead in confusion.”

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“The first ten million years were the worst," said Marvin, "and the second ten million years, they were the worst too. The third ten million years I didn't enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline.”

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“I'm up to here with cool, okay? I am so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis.”

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

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

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

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“And so the Universe ended.”

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“The only moral it is possible to draw from this story is that one should never throw the Q letter into a privet bush, but unfortunately there are times when it is unavoidable.”

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