“Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.”

“Why, how much did you tip him?'Ford named a figure again.'I don't know how much it is,' said Arthur. 'What's it worth in pounds sterling? What could it buy you?''It would probably buy you, roughly....”

“One of the extraordinary things about life is the sort of places it's prepared to put up with living.”

“You live and learn. At any rate, you live.”

“The last time anybody made a list of the top hundred character attributes of New Yorkers, common sense snuck in at number 79.”

“I think we have different value systems." Arthur"Well mine's better." Ford”

“She thought that trying to live life according to any plan you actually work out is like trying to buy ingredients for a recipe from the supermarket. You get one of those trolleys which simply will...”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”