They wouldn't even lift a finger to save their own grandmothers from the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal without orders signed in triplicate, sent in, sent back, queried, lost, found, subjected to public inquiry, lost again, and finally buried in soft peat for three months and recycled as firelighters.
("The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy")
More Quotes from Douglas Adams:
We can't win against obsession. They care, we don't. They win.Douglas Adams
For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
Douglas Adams
High on a rocky promontory sat an Electric Monk on a bored horse.
Douglas Adams
In the stillness, a fly would not have dared clear it's throat.
Douglas Adams
There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.
Douglas Adams
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Douglas Adams
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Keywords: bugblatter, firelighters, peat, queried, ravenous, traal, triplicateI think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that. Don't rush into adulthood, it isn't all that much fun.
Bob Newhart
Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.
Ann Landers
The plays and sports of children are as salutary to them as labor and work are to grown persons.
Samuel Richardson