The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)

by Douglas Adams

‘And what’s happened to the Earth?’ ‘Ah. It’s been demolished.’ ‘Has it,’ said Arthur levelly. ‘Yes. It just boiled away into space.’ ‘Look,’ said Arthur, ‘I’m a bit upset about that.’

‘Well, I mean, yes idealism, yes the dignity of pure research, yes the pursuit of truth in all its forms, but there comes a point I’m afraid where you begin to suspect that if there’s any real truth, it’s that the entire multi-dimensional infinity of the Universe is almost certainly being run by a bunch of maniacs. And if it comes to a choice between spending yet another ten million years finding that out, and on the other hand just taking the money and running, then I for one could do with the exercise,’