Why should I want to make anything up? Life's bad enough as… - Douglas Adams

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Why should I want to make anything up? Life's bad enough as it is without wanting to invent any more of it.

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Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author and satirist, best known for his The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy scripts and books.

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Pen Names: David Agnew

Birth Name: Douglas Noël Adams

Alternative Names: Douglas Noel Adams • Douglas N. Adams

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