Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through. - Douglas Adams

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Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through.

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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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He spent a lot of time flying.

He learnt to communicate with birds and discovered that their conversation was fantastically boring. It was all to do with wind speed, wing spans, power-to-weight ratios and a fair bit about berries. Unfortunately, he discovered, once you have learnt birdspeak you quickly come to realize that the air is full of it the whole time, just inane bird chatter. There is no getting away from it.

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