From another direction he felt the sensation of being a sheep startled by a flying saucer, but it was virtually indistinguishable from the feeling of… - Douglas Adams

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From another direction he felt the sensation of being a sheep startled by a flying saucer, but it was virtually indistinguishable from the feeling of being a sheep startled by anything else it ever encountered, for they were creatures who learned very little on their journey through life, and would be startled to see the sun rising in the morning, and astonished by all the green stuff in the fields.

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About Douglas Adams

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.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Michael Hughes (CC BY-SA)

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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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