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“I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.”
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― A Confederacy of Dunces
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― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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In the beginning the Universe was created.
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This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
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